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Mock Exam For Module Quantitative Methods With Solutions

This document contains 11 tasks related to quantitative methods covered in a semester course. Task 1 involves matrix computations. Task 2 asks about the difference between decompositions of symmetric and rectangular matrices. Task 3 asks about "Coarse Coding" and impact factors. Task 4 involves solving a system of linear equations using Gauss elimination. The remaining tasks involve topics like factor analysis, scree plots, agglomerative procedures, chi-square tests, moderator analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis.

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Mock Exam For Module Quantitative Methods With Solutions

This document contains 11 tasks related to quantitative methods covered in a semester course. Task 1 involves matrix computations. Task 2 asks about the difference between decompositions of symmetric and rectangular matrices. Task 3 asks about "Coarse Coding" and impact factors. Task 4 involves solving a system of linear equations using Gauss elimination. The remaining tasks involve topics like factor analysis, scree plots, agglomerative procedures, chi-square tests, moderator analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis.

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Module Quantitative Methods – BIDS – 1. Semester


Linear Algebra & Numerical Mathematics
(33 Points)

Task 1 (10 Points)


Some computations for matrices (2+5+3 Points)

a) You multiply a 4x3 matrix with a 4x3 matrix. Which shape does the resulting matrix
have?
T 2
2 1
b) Compute +¿ 1 1 − 2 1
( ) (( ) ( ) )
1 2 0 3 3 2
1 0∗2 0
Compute (
0 5 ) (0 2 )
c)

a) Matrices do not fit together!

b) (51 15)
c) (20 100 )

Task 2 (6 Points)
What is in general the difference between decompositions of symmetric and rectangular
matrices?
Script page 74

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Task 3 (12 Points)


What is “Coarse Coding”? What are general impact factors? Which of those is more
important?
Script pages 112-115 (5+4+3 Points)

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Task 4 (5 Points)
Solve the following system of linear equations via the Gauss algorithm:
2 0 1 x1 8
( )( ) ( )
0 2 1 x2 = 8
1 2 4 x3 17
Solution is x1=3, x2=3, x3=2

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Module Quantitative Methods – BIDS – 1. Semester


Structure-detecting Methods
(33 Points)

Task 5 (10 Points)


Factor analysis: What is the difference between a factor and an indicator?
Solution:
Script 79-80
(Each bullet 2 Points)

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Task 6 (10 Points)


Describe first three steps of a factor analysis in detail!
Solution:
Script 85-88 (3+3+4 Points for the respective slide content)

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Task 7 (7 Points)
What is a scree plot?
Solution:
Script 99
(1+2+2+2 Points for content of the sentence)

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Task 8 (6 Points)
Explain the steps of an agglomerative procedure!

Solution:
Script 123
(1 Point for each)

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Module Quantitative Methods – BIDS – 1. Semester


Structure-validating Procedures
(34 Points)

Task 9 (14 Points)


Use the information in the following table to decide on a significant relation between sex and
product choice (independence?), assuming a margin of error of 5% (threshold value
F_1_0,95=3,84). Which type of test seems appropriate?

Solution:
Chi^2 Test (1 Point for each computed field with respective explanation)

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Task 10 (10 Points)


What is the idea of a moderator analysis?

Solution:
Script page: page 121-122
(2 Points for 121, 8 Points for 122)

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Task 11 (10 Points)


What is the objective of a confirmatory factor analysis?

Solution:
Script page 163
(2 Points for each bullet)

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