Top 550+ Solved Total Quality Management (TQM) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The ______________ sum of squares measures the variability of the observed valuesaround their respective treatment means.
a. treatment
b. error
c. interaction
d. total
Q. What must you include when reporting an ANOVA?
a. Standard deviations, Degrees of freedom, Means, F statistic, P value
b. Standard deviations, Means, F statistic, P value
c. Standard deviations, Degrees of freedom, Means, F statistic
d. Degrees of freedom, F statistic, P value
Q. As variability due to chance decreases, the value of F will
a. increase
b. stay the same
c. decrease
d. can't tell from the given information
Q. When conducting an ANOVA, the F-Value calculated from the data will always fall withinwhat ‘range?
a. between negative infinity and infinity
b. between 0 and 1
c. between 0 and infinity
d. between 1 and infinity
Q. Two factors are said to be orthogonal when:
a. they are correlated, that is, they cannot vary independently
b. there are equal numbers of participants in all groups
c. they are uncorrelated, that is, they vary independently
d. there is a single control group, with which all the other groups can be compared
Q. If we add together the sums of squares for the simple main effects of one factor at all the different levels of another factor, we shall obtain:
a. The interaction sum of squares for the complete experiment
b. The main effect sum of squares for the second factor, plus the sum of squares for its interaction with the first factor
c. The main effect sum of squares for the first factor
d. The main effect sum of squares for the first factor, plus the sum of squares for its interaction with the second factor
Q. In a factorial design, a main effect is the ______________.
a. the combined effect of the independent variables on the dependent variable
b. interaction effect of the independent variables and their effect on the dependent variable
c. the effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable
d. interaction of the independent variables
Q. You have carried out a Kruskal-Wallis test. There are significant differences between thethree groups you are testing. How might you conduct your pair wise comparisons?
a. Use the Mann Whitney test
b. Use the Wilcox on test
c. Use a t-test
d. None of the above. Post hoc analyses cannot be carried out with non parametric data
Q. A 2 X 2 factorial
a. Is essentially two designs that have been combined into a single study.
b. Contains four factors.
c. Does not have enough factors to show interactions.
d. Is extremely difficult to interpret if interactions are foun
Q. In factorial designs, the number of times a condition is noted is called:
a. Randomization
b. Factorization
c. Replication
d. None of These
Q. A factorial design is one in ______________
a. Only one independent variable is studied to determine its effect on the dependent variable
b. Only two independent variables are simultaneously studied to determine their independent and interactive effects on the dependent variables
c. Two or more independent variables are simultaneously studied to determine their independent and interactive effects on the dependent variable
d. Two dependent variables are studied to determine their interactive effects
Q. A researcher is conducting a 3 x 2 factorial experiment. In variable 1 participants are randomly assigned to one of 3 conditions. In variable 2 participants respond to both levels of the independent variable. Which of the following best describes this study?
a. it is an independent groups design
b. it is a repeated measures group design
c. it is a mixed factorial design
d. it is a simple main effect design
Q. Dr. AB is conducting a 2 x 3 factorial experiment. He is interested in the impact of college major and study method on exam performance. He found that study method effected exam performance regardless of the participants' major. Which of the following is true?
a. Dr. AB found a main effect for study method.
b. Dr. AB found a main effect for college major.
c. Dr. AB found a significant interaction between college major and study method.
d. There is not enough information provided to answer this question.