Week 2 (current issues in science) Flashcards

1
Q

P-hacking is..
A) Tweaking analysis
B) presenting exploratory findings as confirmation
C) contributing to publication bias
D) searching through data to find anything significant

A

A) Tweaking analysis

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2
Q

What does HARKing stand for?

A

Hypothesising after the results are known

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3
Q

Publication bias is when the outcome of an experiment affects decision to publish..
TRUE OR FALSE

A

TRUE

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4
Q

Non- significant results are less likely to be published than significant ones,
TRUE OR FALSE

A

TRUE

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5
Q

Alpha is…

A

Level decided that P value is significant (Statistically)

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6
Q

P value is normally…

A

0.05

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7
Q
using alpha 0.05 a significant result will be found every.. times 
A) 1/20
B)1/10
C)1/5
D)2/10
A

A) 1/20

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8
Q
observational data is usually displayed using a ..
A) Bar graphs
B) Scatterplot 
C) line graph 
D) table data
A

B) Scatter plot

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9
Q
observational data is usually displayed using a ..
A)Bar 
B)Scatter 
C)line 
D)table
A

B) Scatter plot

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10
Q
experimental data usually shown using..
A) scatter 
B) bar 
C)line 
D) table 
E) B,C
A

E) B,C

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11
Q

line graphs are used when independent variables are continuous (Age, height) TRUE OR FALSE

A

TRUE

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12
Q

Bar graphs are used when IV is non-continuous (categories) TRUE OR FALSE

A

TRUE

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13
Q

Larger axes can be used to lie with data, less variation.. TRUE OR FALSE

A

TRUE

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14
Q

Nuremberg code was established following the trials off..

A

WW2 nazi doctors

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15
Q

Nuremberg code ensures….

A
Informed consent
based on animal data 
risk justified
-research by qualified scientists 
-suffering avoided
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16
Q

an optimal sample size is required to detect an effect

TRUE OR FALSE

A

TRUE

17
Q

larger sample sizes waste…

A

Time
Money
Participants pain