Which of the following would be an example of a ratio variable?
a. religious affiliation.
b. political affiliation.
c. age.
d. number of arrests.
e. sex.
D
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A. economic instability due to expensive treatment needed at end of life B. economic benefit from ability of workers to work for longer periods of time C. increased likelihood of divorce or widowhood D. increased chances of racial or ethnic intermarriage
Which of the following best defines racism?
A. the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals because of prejudice B. the systematic subordination of an entire people or nation C. the tendency of people to respond to and act on the basis of stereotypes D. the belief that one race is supreme and that others are innately inferior
When the staff at one mental hospital questioned (doubted) Rosenhan's findings, he gave them the following challenge: at some time during the following 3 months, one or more pseudopatients would attempt to be admitted into the hospital?could the
staff detect the pseudopatient(s)? Of 193 patients admitted, 19 were considered suspect by at least one psychiatrist. In actuality, Rosenhan had not tried to get any patient admitted. a. true b. false
Which of the following is not a requirement of analysis of variance?
a. A comparison of three or more independent means b. Random sampling c. A normal distribution d. Ordinal data