Author Question: If you are browsing through a journal, and you notice a contingency table in the results section of ... (Read 35 times)

Alygatorr01285 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

If you are browsing through a journal, and you notice a contingency table in the results section of an article, you would probably assume that the measurement of the dependent variable involves a _____ scale.

a. interval c. nominal
b. ordinal d. ratio

Question 2

The valid percent column in a frequency table includes _____.

a. the cumulative responses across all categories of response
b. only people who responded to a particular item
c. the average percent of responses to a given category
d. only reliable responses in the experiment

snackralk · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
A contingency table is constructed as part of the process for calculating Chi-square, and is also a good way to summarize nominal data.

Answer to Question 2

B
If some people did not respond to an item, they are omitted from the valid percent column in the frequency table.