Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileInferential_Statistics_vufgb-chisquared-015-en_vufgb-chisquared-015-en
    namevufgb-chisquared-015-en
    sectionInferential Statistics/NHST/Test statistic/Chi-squared, Inferential Statistics/NHST/Hypothesis/Null hypothesis
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE
    TypeInterpreting output, Conceptual
    Program
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Thinking

    Question

    Given is the following table obtained in a study (N = 32,574) of ‘maternal drinking’ and ‘congenital malformations’.

    The independence test provides a χ2\chi^{2}-value of 12.08. Key with a α\alpha of 1% whether this outcome is statistically significant.


    1. FALSE: The critical value is 11.3. Conclusion: do reject H0H_{0}.
    2. FALSE: The critical value is 13.3. Conclusion: do reject H0H_{0}.
    3. FALSE: The critical value is 11.3. Conclusion: do not reject H0H_{0}.
    4. TRUE: The critical value is 13.3. Conclusion: do not reject H0H_{0}.

    1. Incorrect
    2. Incorrect
    3. Incorrect
    4. Correct