Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

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    namevufsw-onewayanova-1289-en
    sectioninferential statistics/parametric techniques/anova/oneway anova
    typeschoice
    solutionTRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE
    Typeinterpreting output
    Programspss
    LanguageEnglish
    Levelstatistical literacy

    Question

    In a study by Communication Studies students (Van Dun, Emanuels, Visser and De Wilde, 2011), respondents were presented with a picture of a girl who was dressed preppy, bohemian or cool (variable: subculture, 1 preppy; 2 bohemian; 3 cool (‘cool’)). Respondents, randomly assigned to the three conditions, had to rate the popularity of the girl. The dependent variable is popularity in terms of ‘social preference’ with items such as “With this girl ….”I would like to hang out with,” and …. “would I want to be friends with” (variable: sp, scale 1-5, a higher score means the girl is more popular). The hypothesis is that clothing style leads to different ratings of the girl’s popularity. Below are some results of an ANOVA.

    Based on this research, can you draw conclusions about the causal relationship between clothing style and attributed “academic performance”?


    1. TRUE: Yes, the results in this study can be interpreted causally
    2. FALSE: No, a higher populareit can also conversely cause students to dress differently.
    3. FALSE: No, this study did not control for possible confounding variables
    4. FALSE: No, this study did not control for possible confounding and mediating variables. confounding and mediating variables

    1. True
    2. False
    3. False
    4. False