Nonparametric Statistics MCQs (Statistics)

Nonparametric Statistics MCQs (Statistics)

Answer these Nonparametric Statistics MCQs and assess your grip on the subject of Nonparametric Statistics.
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1: Chi Square Test involves the assessment of one or more independent variables, each with two or more levels containing the frequency of_____data.

A.   Dichotomous

B.   Multinomous

C.   Nominal/categorical data

D.   All of these

2: Goodness-of-Fit Test is Karl Pearson’s original name for the_____ statistic.

A.   Cramer’s V

B.   Chi Square

C.   T test

D.   ANOVA

3: Nonparametric statistics refers to a variety of statistical tests that make assumptions about the shape of the underlying population distribution.

A.   True

B.   False

4: Choose the correct statement about the Test of the Standardized Residuals.

A.   It is a post hoc analysis in chi-square

B.   It is analogous to multiple comparison tests in ANOVA

C.   It determines which cells make substantial contributions to the overall significance of the chi-square test

D.   All are correct

5: Nonparametric statistics are used when:

A.   The data are normally distributed

B.   The data do not meet the assumptions of parametric tests

C.   The sample size is small

D.   The data involve two or more independent variables

6: Which of the following is an example of a nonparametric test?

A.   t-test

B.   ANOVA

C.   Chi-square test

D.   Pearson correlation

7: When is the Mann-Whitney U test used?

A.   To compare means of three or more groups

B.   To compare means of two independent samples

C.   To compare means of two related samples

D.   To analyze the relationship between two categorical variables

8: The Wilcoxon signed-rank test is used when:

A.   There are three or more related samples

B.   There are two independent samples

C.   There are two related samples

D.   There are multiple independent variables

9: Which nonparametric test is used to compare the distribution of two or more independent samples?

A.   Kruskal-Wallis test

B.   Friedman test

C.   Mann-Whitney U test

D.   Wilcoxon signed-rank test

10: The chi-square test is used to:

A.   Compare means of two or more groups

B.   Compare proportions or frequencies in categorical data

C.   Compare means of two related samples

D.   Analyze the relationship between two continuous variables

11: When should the Kruskal-Wallis test be used?

A.   When there are two independent samples

B.   When there are two related samples

C.   When there are three or more independent samples

D.   When there are three or more related samples

A.   Mann-Whitney U test

B.   Wilcoxon signed-rank test

C.   Kruskal-Wallis test

D.   Friedman test

13: The Friedman test is an extension of which parametric test?

A.   t-test

B.   ANOVA

C.   Chi-square test

D.   Pearson correlation

14: In nonparametric statistics, the term "rank" refers to:

A.   The number of participants in a sample

B.   The score of each participant in the data

C.   The position of each score relative to others, from lowest to highest

D.   The sample mean of a dataset