Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Inferential_Statistics_uu-logistic-regression-801-en_uu-logistic-regression-801-en
   name	uu-logistic-regression-801-en.Rmd
   section	Inferential Statistics/Regression/Logistic regression
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE
   Type	Interpretating output, Case
   Program	SPSS
   Language	English
   Level	Statistical Literacy

   Question

   A teacher wonders whether boys performed differently on the MET22 exam than girls, and conducts a logistic regression with the dependent variable passing the exam (1 = yes, 0 = no) and a dummy variable boys (1 = boy, 0 = girl). Part of the SPSS Output is shown below:

   

   Which statement is correct about the comparison between boys and girl w.r.t. passing the exam?

   
   
   1. FALSE: The probability that boys pass the exam is 4 times the probability that girls pass.
   2. FALSE: The probability that girls pass the exam is 0.5 times the probability that boys pass.
   3. TRUE: The odds that boys pass the exam are 4 times the odds that girls pass.
   4. FALSE: The odds that girls pass the exam are 0.5 times the odds that boys pass.
   
   
   1. This answer is incorrect.
   2. This answer is incorrect.
   3. This answer is correct.
   4. This answer is incorrect.