Which of the Following Variables Are Able to Be Analyzed

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following variables are able to be analyzed using the Pearson product-moment correlation?

• A)Age
• B)Race
• C)Gender
• D)Score on the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
• E)Years of education
• F)Temperature
• G)Nickname
• H)Whether or not patient has advanced directives

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Definitions:

Small Sample

A subset of a population used in statistical analysis that is considered to be too small to reliably indicate properties of the population.

Permutation Test

A type of non-parametric statistical significance test that involves rearranging the observations among the groups and calculating the difference in outcomes under various permutations.

Matched-Pairs Designs

An experimental design in which each subject is paired with another subject based on certain criteria, and each pair is treated differently to compare outcomes.

Bootstrap Intervals

A technique in statistics to estimate the sampling distribution of an estimator by resampling with replacement from the original data, used to approximate confidence intervals.