Quiz
Test your ability to apply the theory of social statistics with the What Should You Do? quiz.
…build an additive index.
…calculcate the reliability of your index using Chronbach's Alpha.
…engage in the process called imputation.
…create an additive index.
…use the term independent variable.
…use the term dependent variable.
…create a grouped frequency distribution.
…create a crosstabulation (or crosstab).
…engage in the process called elaboration.
…create a histogram.
…create a population pyramid.
…calculcate the Lie Factor for the graph.
…find the mode.
…find the median.
…ratio-level variable.
…find the median.
…use the standard deviation to find the z-score for that case.
…compare the groups’ variances.
…find the IQV for the variable.
…conduct a chi-square test.
…multiply the number of rows -1 by the number of columns -1.
…find the expected frequencies.
…build a confidence interval.
…find the value of the standard error.
…conduct a t-test.
…add the two sample sizes and subtract 2.
…conduct an ANOVA.
…find the correlation coefficient.
…find the value of r-squared.
…find the value of the slope.
…find the value of the constant.
…create a scatterplot.
…find the statistical significance of the slope.
…find the standard error of the slope.
…make sure that the variable’s categories are coded as 0 and 1.
…designate one group the reference group and then create two reference-group variables.
…designate one group the reference group and then create four reference-group variables.
…create a set of nested models.
…consider that there might be a suppressor variable causing a problem.
…conduct an F-test on your results.
…look at the standardized slopes.
…look at the standardized slopes.
…create an interaction effect and run a regression using it and its parent slopes.
…interpret them as a group by running some examples and creating a graph.
…stop immediately, because you shouldn’t do that.
…use logistic regression rather than regular regression.
…use the regression equation to calculate some predicted probabilities.
…use odds ratios.
…build a path model.
…add together the direct effect with the indirect effect(s).
…run a regression for each endogenous variable and then use the betas from the results.
…create a squared version of the independent variable and add that to your model.
…take the linear slope and divide it by (2 x the nonlinear slope)
…consider using the logged version of this variable.
…examine the tolerance statistic.
…use ordered (or ordinal) logistic regression.
…use multinomial logistic regression.
…use the bootstrapping technique.
…use structural equation modeling.
…use hazard modeling (also called event-history analysis, or survival analysis).