1in social research the purpose of statistics is to a prove

******1.in social research the purpose of statistics is to:

a. prove that the research theory is correct

b. validate the research project design

c. manipulate and analyze data

d. ensure acceptance by the scientific community

******** 2. the sum of the proportions for all catagories of a variable will be

a. 100 b. 10 c. 1 d. 1/10

******3. for a single variable measured at the nominal level,measured an appropriate graph would be

a. bar chart b. histogram c. frequency polygon d. bivariate table

Solution

******1.in social research the purpose of statistics is to:

a. prove that the research theory is correct

******** 2. the sum of the proportions for all catagories of a variable will be

c. 1

for a single variable measured at the nominal level,measured an appropriate graph would be

a. bar chart