PSYC 354 Full Course Homework

Answers
Copy and Pate below link into your Browser to buy tutorial
http://hwpool.com/product/psyc-354-full-course-homework-answers/

PSYC 354 Full Course Homework Answers

PSYC 354 Homework 1 Introduction to Statistics

When submitting this file, be sure the filename includes your full name, course and section.
Be sure you have reviewed this module/weeks lesson and presentations before proceeding to the
homework exercises. Number all responses. Review the Homework Instructions: General
document for an example of how homework assignments must look.
All Questions
Part I: Concepts
These questions are based on the Nolan and Heinzen reading and end-of-chapter questions.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word or words.
1. A statistic that uses sample data to make general estimates about the larger population is statistic.
2. A statistic that summarizes a group of numbers is a(n) statistic.
3. A(n) is a set of observations drawn from the larger group of interest.
4. The large group about which you want to know something is called .
5. A five-star rating system for movies is a variable at the level of measurement.
6. A persons religious preference is a variable at the level of measurement.
7. A(n) variable is a variable that meets the criteria for an interval and ratio variable.
8. Discrete values that the independent variable can take on are called the of the independent variable.
9. A variable that is manipulated to determine its effects on another variable is a(n)
variable.

10. A(n) variable makes it impossible to determine whether the independent variable is the cause of
changes in the dependent variable.
11. is the process of drawing conclusions about whether or not a particular relation between variables is
supported by the data.
12. The hallmark of a(n) is the random assignment of participants to conditions
so that cause and effect can be discovered.
13. When each participant has the same chance of being assigned to the various levels of the
manipulation, they are said to be to conditions.
14. Each participant experiences all levels of the independent variable in a(n) design.
15. Participants experience only one level of the independent variable in a(n) design.

Answer the following questions:

Question 1a-1b
A health psychologists decides to study the effects of living region (rural, suburban, urban) on the number
of extra-curricular activities of residents.
1-a) What would the independent variable be in this study?
1-b) What would the dependent variable be in this study?

Question 2 (a-d)
Hsee and Tang (2007) reported the results of a study in which 195 college students completed a
happiness
scale (from 1 to 7) one day in class. On this scale, 1 corresponded to very unhappy and 7 to very happy.
On average, the students rated their happiness as 6.18. Identify each of the following for this study.

Questions 3-6
Answer these general SPSS questions.
3) In which window do you enter data in SPSS?
4) Which window displays the results of your analysis in SPSS?
5) Which SPSS main menu would you use to choose a particular statistical test?
6) If you wanted to custom define a variable in SPSS, which window would you open?
Question 7
Suppose you have administered a personality inventory to 12 people and have recorded their score on
each item in SPSS. The personality inventory has 8 items, so the SPSS file has 8 variables representing
each item (item1, item2, etc.). You want to compute a total score for each participant that represents the
sum of items 18.
7a) Which main SPSS menu contains the option for computing a variable like this?
7b) According to the presentation and to Lesson 19 in Green and Salkind, what could you type into the
Numeric Expression text box in order to have SPSS add items 18 together? (There is more than one
way to do this.)

Submit Homework 1 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 1. Remember to name file
appropriately.

PSYC 354 Homework 2 Frequency Tables and Graphs

All Questions
Part I: Concepts
These questions are based on the Nolan and Heinzen reading and end-of-chapter questions.
Use the following table to answer Question 1. This table depicts the scores of 83 students on an exam
worth 65 points.
1) Use the information in the table to determine the percentages for each interval. Depending on your
rounding decisions, these may or may not add up to exactly 100% but should be very close.
Table: Grouped Frequency Table
Exam score Frequency
6062 3
5759 9
5456 21
5153 18
4850 14
4547 10
4244 8
TOTAL 83
2) When constructing a histogram and labeling the x- and y-axes, the lowest number on each axis should
ideally be
3) A frequency distribution that is bell-shaped, symmetrical, and unimodal is
4) A frequency distribution that has a tail trailing off to the right of the distribution is
5) A frequency distribution of ages of residents at a senior citizen home is clustered around 83 with a long
tail to the left. This distribution is
6) When a variable cannot take on values above a certain level, this is known as a(n) effect.
7) A grouped frequency table has the following intervals: 3044, 4559, and 6074. If converted into a
histogram, what would the midpoints be?
8) Do the data below show a linear relation, non-linear relation, or no relation at all?
9) Do the data below show a linear relation, non-linear relation, or no relation at all?

Part I:
Question 10a- 10e

Read the introduction and click on different subway lines to see how the interactive graph works.

10-a) In which of the four boroughs is the median household income highest?
10-b) Click on the A line. Does the line graph for Manhattan show high or low variability? What does this
level of variability tell us about the household income in this area of Manhattan?
10-c) Click on line 2. Which borough (not a street) shows the least variability in median household
income?
10-d) On line 2, find the following two subway stops: Park Place (the first of the highest Manhattan stops)
and E 180 St. (one of the lowest Bronx stops, located about halfway across the BRX section). What is the
difference (calculate) between the median household incomes of the two areas?
10-e) Click on the D line. Which subway stop in Brooklyn seems to be an outlier?
Part II: SPSS Analysis
Green and Salkind, Lesson 20
Open the Lesson 20 Exercise File 1 document (found in the courses Assignment Instructions folder) in
order
to complete these exercises.
Always use the Blackboard files instead of the files on the Green and Salkind website as some files have
been modified for the purposes of this course.
Reminder: For Exercise 1, be sure to paste in the SPSS output and write out the answers for A, B, and
C beneath it.
Part III: SPSS Data Entry and Analysis
The steps will be the same in Part III as the ones you have been practicing in Part I of the assignment; the
only difference is that you are now responsible for creating the data file as well. Remember to do the
following:
Name and define your variables under the Variable View, then return to the Data View to enter the
data;
and
Paste all SPSS output and graphs into your homework file at the appropriate place.
Part III: Questions 1a-1c

PSYC 354 Homework 3 Central Tendency and Variability

Questions 17

Questions 1-4
Fill in the highlighted blanks to answer/complete the statements.
The arithmetic average of a set of numbers is the mean.
2) What is an outlier?
3) Which widely-used measure describes the typical amount or distance a score deviates from the mean
in any given distribution?
3. Standard Deviation (-2) correction from professor
4) What is the mathematical relationship between variance and standard deviation?
Part I: Concepts
These questions are based on the Nolan and Heinzen reading and end-of-chapter questions.
Question 5
For the following terms, write the equivalent mathematical symbol (letter or letters) for the sample statistic.
Question 6a-6c
These are the winning percentages for 11 baseball players for each ones best 4-year pitching
performance:
6-c ) Compare the mean and median. Does the difference between them suggest that the data are
skewed very much?
6-a) What is the mean of the scores? (Compute this using a calculator):
6-b) What is the median of these scores?
Explain.
Question 7
Recall the interactive graph from Homework 2 depicting household income and location in New
York City.
Based on this module/weeks reading, why do you think the author of this graph chose the
median household income instead of the mean household income to describe central tendency?
Part II: SPSS Analysis
Green and Salkind Course Text, Lesson 21: Exercises 1, 4, 7, and 8
Questions 1 and 4
o Green and Salkind Text, Lesson 21
o Lesson 21 Exercise File 1 (located under courses Assignment Instructions folder)
Part II:
Exercises 1a-1d and Exercise 4
Green and Salkind, Lesson 21, Exercises 1 and 4
Open Lesson 21 Exercise File 1 in order to complete these exercises.
Part III: SPSS Data Entry and Analysis
The steps will be the same as the ones you have been practicing in Part I of the assignment; the only
difference is that you are now responsible for creating the data file, as well. Remember to do the
following:
a) Name and define your variables under the Variable View, then return to the Data View to enter the
data; and
b) Paste all SPSS output and graphs into your homework file at the appropriate place.

Part III: Questions 1-4

The following data are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys from the years 20092013. They
represent the average weekly pay for wage and salary earners measured at 4 different quarters each
year and broken down by gender.
..

PSYC 354 Homework 4

Sampling and Probability

When submitting this file, be sure the filename includes your full name, course and section. Example:
HW4_JohnDoe_354B01
Be sure you have reviewed this module/weeks lesson and presentations along with the practice
data analysis before proceeding to the homework exercises. Complete all analyses in SPSS, then copy
and paste your output and graphs into your homework document file. Answer any written questions (such
as the text-based questions or the APA Participants section) in the appropriate place within the same file.
Questions 115
Part I: Concepts
These questions are based on the Nolan and Heinzen reading and end-of-chapter questions.
Questions 1-10
Fill in the highlighted blanks to answer/complete the statements.
1) A(n) random sample occurs when everyone in the population has the same chance of being selected.
2) The ability to apply research findings to contexts or samples other than the one studied is called
generalizability.
3) The duplication of the results of a research study in a different context or with a different sample is
called replication.
4) Your own estimate of the likelihood that you will uphold your New Years resolution is known as a(n)
personal probability.
5) Expected relative-frequency probability is computed as the number of successes divided by the
number of trials.
6) The experimental group is the group receiving the intervention or treatment of interest.
7) A statement that 2 populations are different from one another is a(n) research hypothesis.

8) If you find that the groups you studied differed from each other more than would be expected by
chance alone, you reject the null hypothesis.
9) When you reject the null hypothesis but the null hypothesis is in fact true, you have made a(n) Type I
error.
10) When you fail to reject the null hypothesis but the null hypothesis is false, you have made a(n) Type II
error.
Question 11
Researchers were interested in whether touch therapy improves the weight gain of preterm infants and
compared the weight gain over a 3-week period of infants receiving touch therapy to the weight gain of
infants not receiving touch therapy.
11-a) What is the likely null hypothesis for this experiment?
Touch therapy does not improve the weight gain of preterm infants.
11-b) What is the likely research hypothesis for this experiment?
Touch therapy does improve the weight gain of preterm infants.
Question 12-15
Complete the Nolan and Heinzen end-of-chapter Exercises 5.26, 5.27, 5.28, and 5.29.
12) Exercises 5.26
71/489=0.1452
13) Exercises 5.27
8/266=0.0301
14) Exercises 5.28
a)
1.73%
b)
80%
c)
37.19%
15) Exercises 5.29
a)
0.627
b)
0.003
c)
0.042
Part II & Part III
There is no new SPSS material this module/week. No questions for Part II or III
.

Part IV: Cumulative

Data provided below for Questions 1 and 2.
Grade Part IV: Questions 1a-1b
The final grades for students in a freshman seminar are shown in the left-hand column. Enter the data
into a new SPSS data file.
Create the appropriate SPSS graph to show the distribution of students grades.
Compute descriptive statistics for this data.
Which measure of central tendency would you use to describe this data?
Why?
99.00
93.00
89.00
86.00
82.00
79.00
78.00
76.00
75.00
75.00
73.00
72.00
69.00
65.00
63.00
55.00
50.00
1-a) Create the appropriate SPSS graph to show the distribution of students grades.
Page 3 of 6
Answer:
1-b) Compute descriptive statistics for this data.
Which measure of central tendency would you use to describe this data? Why?
Page 4 of 6
Answer:
Descriptives
Statistic
Std. Error
Mean
95% Confidence Interval for Lower Bound

Mean Upper Bound

5% Trimmed Mean
Median
Variance
Grade Std. Deviation Minimum Maximum Range
Interquartile Range
Skewness
Kurtosis
75.24
3.097
68.67
81.80
75.32
75.00
163.066
12.770
50
99
49
17
-.146
.550
.037
1.063
Answer: Measure Of Central Tendency
Mean
Explanation/Justification:
You generally use the mean unless there are outliers or a small amount of observations. Neither is the
case for this. Also, the mean and median are only 0.24 points different and the mode is the same as the
median.
Page 5 of 6
Answer:

Explanation/Justification: You would use a bar graph because the independent variable is nominal and the
dependent variable is scale.
2-b) What level of measurement (nom., ord., scale) is the variable City?
What level of measurement is the variable Livability Rating?
Nominal
Scale 2.b. ratings are ordinal (-2) correction from professor
Submit Homework 4 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4. Remember to name file
appropriately.

PSYC 354 Homework 5

Z-Scores
Questions 19
Part I: Concepts
These questions are based on the Nolan and Heinzen reading and end-of-chapter questions.
What are always the mean and standard deviation of the z-distribution? (2 pts)
2) Define the central limit theorem. (1 pt)
3)
Fill in the blanks (1 pt): A z-score is based on a distribution of equally likely events, while a z- statistic is
based on a distribution of sample percentage or average.
Part I: Questions 4-8
Module 5 Lesson 21 Exercise File 1
Part II: SPSS Analysis
Open the Lesson 21 Exercise File 1 document (found in the courses Assignment Instructions folder) in
order to complete these exercises.
..

PSYC 354 Homework 6 Percentiles and Hypothesis Testing with Z-Tests

Questions 14
Part I: Concepts
These questions are based on the Nolan and Heinzen reading and end-of-chapter questions.
Part I: Questions 1-8
End-of-chapter problems:

Exercise 7.8 (1 pt)

2) Exercise 7.18 (1 pt each)
3) Exercise 7.20 (1 pt each)
More Questions Included

PSYC 354 Homework 7

Confidence Intervals, Effect Size, and Statistical Power

Part I: Concepts
Questions 18
These questions are based on the Nolan and Heinzen reading and end-of-chapter questions.
Part I: Questions 1a-1e
Fill in the highlighted blanks with the best word or words.
Part I: Questions 2-5
End-of-chapter problems:
Complete the following Nolan and Heinzen end-of-chapter exercises for Chapter 8: 8.15, 8.22, 8.26, and
8.40.
If applicable, remember to show work in your homework document to receive partial credit.
More Questions Included

PSYC 354 Homework 8

Single-Sample T-Test
When submitting this file, be sure the filename includes your full name, course and section. Example:
Be sure you have reviewed this module/weeks lesson and presentations along with the practice data
analysis before proceeding to the homework exercises. Complete all analyses in SPSS, then copy and
paste your output and graphs into your homework document file. Answer any written questions (such as
the text-based questions or the APA Participants section) in the appropriate place within the same file.
Part I: Concepts
Questions 13
These questions are based on the Nolan and Heinzen reading and end-of-chapter questions.
Part I: Questions 1a-1g
Fill in the highlighted blanks with the best word or words.
Part II: SPSS Analysis
Module/Week 8 Exercise File 1
Open the Module/Week 8 Exercise File 1 document (found in the courses Assignment Instructions
folder) in order to complete these exercises.

Part II:
Exercises 1-3
Use file: Module/Week 8 Exercise File 1
End-of-chapter exercise 9.37 in Nolan and Heinzen text
Part III: SPSS Data Entry and Analysis
Data provided below.
Part IV: Cumulative
Data provided below for respective questions.

PSYC 354 Review Test Exam 4

Attempt Score 97.5 points scored

Instructions
Time limit: 1 hour and 30 minutes
40 multiplechoice questions
Openbook/opennotes
Results Displayed Submitted Answers
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
1 Imagine that the confidence interval around a groups mean is [980, 1160], what is the mean?
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
2 A negatively skewed distribution would most likely violate which assumption?
Question
0 out of 2.5 points
3 A researcher conducts a singlesample t test and finds statistical significance at the 0.01 level.
Question
4 The formula is used to represent the:

Question
5 Cohens d is one measure of:
Question

2.5 out of 2.5 points

2.5 out of 2.5 points
2.5 out of 2.5 points
6 The singlesample t test compares a sample mean to a population mean when:
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
do we use to compare a sample to the population?
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
8 Why are effect sizes rather than test statistics used when comparing study results?
Question
9 What falls within the 95% confidence interval?
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
10 We calculate a statistical power and find that it is 0.93. This means that if the null hypothesis is , we
have a % chance of rejecting the null hypothesis.
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
11 A confidence interval is a(n. that includes the population mean after repeatedly sampling.
Question
12 One of the roles of the researcher performing a metaanalysis is to:
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
13 The statement The findings based on a sample of 1000 participants were statistically significant,
providing evidence for our hypothesis would be strengthened by:
Question
14 We can increase statistical power with each of the following except:
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
15 Imagine that a study of memory and aging finds that younger participants correctly recall 55% of

studied words, older participants correctly recall 42% of studied words, and the size of this effect is
Cohens d = 0.49. This effect size indicates that the memory performance of:
Question
16 That a results is statistically significant does not mean that it is
Question
17 When we report that something is statistically significant, it means that
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Question
18 Increasing sample size:
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
19 Many companies that manufacture light bulbs advertise their 60watt bulbs as having an average life
of 1000 hours. A cynical consumer bought 30 bulbs and burned them until they failed. He found that they
burned for an average of M = 1233, with a standard deviation of s =
232.06. What statistical test would this consumer use to determine whether the average burn time of light
bulbs differs significantly from that advertised?
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
20 The correct formula for effect size using Cohens d for a singlesample t test is:
Question
21 In statistics, what does homogeneous mean?
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
2.5 out of 2.5 points
22 According to Cohens convention, a value of is a small effect size.
Question
23 Metaanalysis involves:
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Question
24 The practical use of statistical power is that it informs you the researcher:
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Question
25 Alpha refers to:

Question
26 The larger the effect size, the:
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
2.5 out of 2.5 points
2.5 out of 2.5 points
27 Candidate #2 received 32% of the votes and candidate #3 received 14% of the votes, with a margin of
error of 6%. What does this information tell us about the popularity of these candidates?
Question
28 Statistical convention for the minimal acceptable power is:
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
2.5 out of 2.5 points
29 The numerator (top portion) of the ratio for calculating all the t statistics contains:
Question
30 Identify the formula for the singlesample t test.
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
31 The second step in conducting the singlesample t test involves
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
32 Which of the following reports of statistical results are in appropriate APA format?
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
33 According to Cohens convention, a value of is a large effect size.
Question
34 Effect size assesses the degree to which two:
Question
35 The formula for the degrees of freedom for the singlesample t test is:
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points

2.5 out of 2.5 points

2.5 out of 2.5 points
36 Using the following information, convert the z score to a raw score: z = 2.3, mu = 15.5, sigma = 4.
Question
37 In a distribution of Z scores, the mean is always
Question
38 A population is normally distributed with = 30, =
2.5 out of 2.5 points
2.5 out of 2.5 points
10, and our sample N = 25. What are the mean and standard error of the distribution of
Question
39 A population is normally distributed with = 50, =
2.5 out of 2.5 points
Question
2.5 out of 2.5 points
40 If the mean of a test is 13 and its standard deviation is 3, the Z score for a person with a raw score of 7
is