The document contains 10 multiple choice questions that assess whether arguments are deductive or inductive. The questions cover topics like logic, scientific studies, and everyday reasoning. Deductive arguments necessarily follow from the premises, while inductive arguments are probabilities based on patterns or past experience but are not certain. Most of the arguments given are inductive, relying on generalizing from specific examples to broader conclusions, though a few are deductive and follow necessarily from the premises.
The document contains 10 multiple choice questions that assess whether arguments are deductive or inductive. The questions cover topics like logic, scientific studies, and everyday reasoning. Deductive arguments necessarily follow from the premises, while inductive arguments are probabilities based on patterns or past experience but are not certain. Most of the arguments given are inductive, relying on generalizing from specific examples to broader conclusions, though a few are deductive and follow necessarily from the premises.
The document contains 10 multiple choice questions that assess whether arguments are deductive or inductive. The questions cover topics like logic, scientific studies, and everyday reasoning. Deductive arguments necessarily follow from the premises, while inductive arguments are probabilities based on patterns or past experience but are not certain. Most of the arguments given are inductive, relying on generalizing from specific examples to broader conclusions, though a few are deductive and follow necessarily from the premises.
The document contains 10 multiple choice questions that assess whether arguments are deductive or inductive. The questions cover topics like logic, scientific studies, and everyday reasoning. Deductive arguments necessarily follow from the premises, while inductive arguments are probabilities based on patterns or past experience but are not certain. Most of the arguments given are inductive, relying on generalizing from specific examples to broader conclusions, though a few are deductive and follow necessarily from the premises.
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Question 1 out of 6.
Which of the following are qualitative variables?
height measured in number of feet
weight measured in number of pounds
number of days it snowed
hair color
gender
average daily temperature
Question 2 out of 6. In a study of the effect of handedness on athletic ability, participants were divided into three groups: right-handed, lefthanded, and ambidextrous. Athletic ability was measured on a 12point scale. The independent variable is _________; the number of levels of the independent variable is _______.
athletic ability; three
athletic ability; twelve
handedness; three
handedness; twelve
Question 3 out of 6. In a study of the effect of handedness on athletic ability, participants were divided into three groups: right-handed, lefthanded, and ambidextrous. Athletic ability was measured on a 12point scale. The dependent variable is a. handedness.
b. athletic ability.
c. not described.
d. both a and b
Question 4 out of 6. In a study of the effect of handedness on athletic ability, participants were divided into three groups: right-handed, lefthanded, and ambidextrous. Athletic ability was measured on a 12point scale. Check all that apply. The variable athletic ability is discrete.
qualitative.
continuous.
quantitative.
a dependent variable.
an independent variable.
Question 5 out of 6. In an experiment on the effect of sleep on memory, the independent variable is number of hours of sleep
recall score on a memory test
gender of the subjects
gender of the experimenter
Question 6 out of 6. In an experiment on the effect of sleep on memory, the dependent variable is number of hours of sleep
recall score on a memory test
gender of the subjects
gender of the experimenter
3. Which of the following best describes quantitative research?
a. the collection of non numerical data b. an attempt to confirm the researchers hypotheses c. research that is exploratory
d. research that attempts to generate a new theory
Data unit A person
Numeric variable = Quantitative data
Categorica
"How many children do you have?"
4 children
"In which country were your c
born?"
"How much do you earn?"
$60,000 p.a.
"What is your occupation?"
"How many hours do you work?"
38 hours per week
"Do you work full-time or part
A house
"How many square metres is the
house?"
200 square metres
"In which city or town is the h
located?"
A business
"How many workers are currently
employed?"
264 employees
"What is the industry of the b
A farm
"How many milk cows are located on
the farm?
36 cows
"What is the main activity of t
1. No mayten tree is deciduous, and all nondeciduous trees are evergreens. It follows that all mayten trees are evergreens.
A) B) Inductive
2. Mike must belong to the Bartenders and Beverage Union Local 165, since almost every Los Vegas bartender does.
A) B) Inductive
Inductive
7. Obama will make a fine president. After all, he made a fine senator.
A) B) Inductive
Inductive
6. Why is Sarah so mean to Janice? The only thing I can think of is that shes jealous. Jealousy is whats making her mean.
A) B) Deductive
Deductive
5. Since some grapes are purple, and all grapes are fruit, some fruit is purple.
A) B) Deductive
Inductive
4. Ive never met a golden retriever with a nasty disposition. I bet there arent any.
A) B) Inductive
Deductive
3. Either Colonel Mustard or Reverend Green killed Professor Plum. But whoever ran off with Mrs. White did not kill the professor. Since Reverend Green ran off with Mrs. White, Colonel Mustard killed Professor Plum.
A) B) Deductive
Deductive
8. The figure he drew has only three sides, so it isnt a square.
Deductive
A) B) Inductive
9. It was the pizza that made my stomach churn. What else could it be? I was fine until I ate it.
A) B) Deductive
Deductive
Inductive
10. Its wrong to hurt someones feelings, and that is exactly what you are doing when you speak to me like that.
