14  Exam preparation

14.1 Q&A from and for students

Here is a presentation that list questions raised by students and answers to these questions. More content will be added.

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14.2 Mock-exam

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14.3 Additional examples of questions

Here are additional examples to train for the exam:

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According to the semester schedule, questions about the exam (as well as any question related to the course content) will be discussed during the “Recap” session on December 12th.

14.4 SEB mock-exam

Please consider that on December 12th (from 7:00 to 22:00) you have the opportunity to take the mock-exam on site. To do so, open the SEB mock-exam link and complete the mock-exam. The SEB mock-exam link will be published here a few days before the mock-exam. It is recommended to take the mock-exam in order to:

  • do the short-term functional test
  • test your access to the exam (whether the login works or the access to the exam course is possible)
  • check the examination environment (exam navigation, layout, etc.)

14.5 How to prepare for the exam?

The exam will focus on the content of the slides of each chapter. The examples from the literature and the practical exercises will also help you to gain a better understanding of how to apply the statistical methods.

The exam covers the material from the course on “Multivariate Statistics” and lasts 50 minutes.

The exam consists of 7 sections:

  • linear regression
  • ANOVA and repeated measures ANOVA
  • logistic regression
  • moderation analysis and mediation analysis
  • EFA and CFA
  • SEM
  • multilevel modelling

14.6 Question types

The exam entails three types of question:

  • single choice questions: there are four answers to each question, one of which is correct (max 1 point awarded, and should take between 1 and 2 minutes to answer)
  • Kprim questions: there are four statements/answers for every Kprim question and you must decide for each of these statements/answers whether it is correct or false (4 right decisions per question will give you 2 points, 3 right answers will lead to 1 point, 2 or less right answers will give you 0 points (max 2 points awarded, and should take between 1.5 and 3 minutess to answer)
  • open-questions (between 1 and 3 points awarded, and should take twice the time as the number of points to answer)

14.7 What is not part of the exam

The following aspects will not be part of the exam:

  • You will not write R code/syntax during the exam
  • You will not be asked to interpret R code/syntax during the exam
  • You will not write mathematical demonstrations during the exam