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1. How would you compare self-esteem mean ratings for a sample of Wellesley students vs. a hypothetical mean for the population of all female college students?
   One-Sample T Test
2. How would you establish the magnitude and direction of the association between two continuous variables, such as self-esteem and depression? (Both variables are normally distributed.)
   Pearson R
3. How would you compare gun control mean attitudes between high school and college students?
   Independent Samples T Test
4. How would you test the frequency distribution of marital status within a community sample of adults ages 25-40?
   Chi Square Goodness of Fit
5. How would you compare pre- and post-test math scores for a sample of fourth-graders?
   Paired Samples T Test
6. How would you compare attitudes regarding achievement satisfaction among college students in first, second, third, and fourth year?
   One-Way ANOVA
7. How would you establish the association between ethnic group identification (e.g. white, African-American, Latino) and socioeconomic status?
   Chi Square Test of Independence
8. How would you evaluate the amount of variance accounted for by one variable in predicting another variable?
   Simple Linear Regression
9. You are asked to run univariate (descriptive) statistics. Which statistics should you include?
   Mean, Standard Deviation, Range
10. What type of graph displays the measures of dispersion for an interval or ratio variable?
    Boxplot

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Susan Archambault
Psychology Department, Wellesley College

Created By: Nina Schloesser '02
Created On: July 7, 2000
Last Modified: July 21, 2000