The political climate of the region has been tense as many individuals and groups are polarized onto
the extremes of certain social issues.
Noticing these trends a politician is interested in understanding
the role of race on social ideologies and values. Therefore, a survey is distributed to the politician's
constituents that aims to (1) determine personal opinions on issues, while (2) asking respondents to
identify their race. The surveys are gathered and one statistician is assigned to count the number of
individuals in each racial category. What is the name of this statistic that describes the number of
times each of the values of a variable is observed?
a) Frequency Distribution
b) Range
c) Variance
d) Mean
Katrice finds that cognitive-behavioral (CB) interventions help survivors of sexual abuse develop
adaptive thoughts.
In her research report she writes about the finding and speculates that CB is
promising for treating survivors of sexual abuse, but that more research is needed. Why is Katrice
presenting her findings in this manner?
a) Recommendation is not directly connected to finding
b) She is appropriately being tentative
c) The finding is not supported
d) Finding may be extraneous
Hospice services provide crucial services for individuals with terminal illnesses and their families.
Two divergent staffing paradigms are currently being implemented in hospice programs.
The first
paradigm uses only masters-level providers, while the second primarily uses bachelor-level providers
with a masters-level supervisor. Researchers are interested in determining if there are differences
between the paradigms in terms of consumer satisfaction. Which type of data analysis can measure
differences between two groups?
a) T-test
b) ANOVA
c) Correlation
d) Descriptive statistics
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