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CNSL503 / CNSL 503 Module 8:

( Update 2025 / 2026) Statistics Questions and Answers - Portage Learning

Question:

______ tables are used to display frequency distributions for one nominal variable, whereas ________ tables are used to display frequency distributions for two nominal variables.

Answer:

frequency; contingency

Question:

The total frequencies for each column and row in a contingency table are known as ______.

Answer:

Marginal values

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Question:

The ________ is used to measure effect size in studies with 2 x 2 tables, whereas _______ is used to measure effect size for contingency tables greater than 2 x 2.

Answer:

ϕ coefficient; Cramer's V

Question:

True or False: A ϕ coefficient of 0.62 indicates a moderate relationship

between two variables.

Answer:

False; based on effect size conventions, this would be considered a strong relationship.

Question:

Define the Goodness of Fit Test

Answer:

Goodness of fit test measures the statistical significance of the difference between observed and expected frequencies when there is one categorical variable.

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