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Chapter 1 Key Terms Flashcards

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Attribute ( 11 - 12 )

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Category of a Variable; a possible score or value a Case may receive on a Variable

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Cases ( 9 )

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The subjects, participants, objects, or observations that make up a data set.

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Census (22 - 23 )

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When every element in a population is measured.

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Constant ( 11, 20 )

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A dimension on which the cases in a data set do not differ.

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Continuous Variable ( 12 )

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A Variable having a large, theoretically infinite number of Attributes.

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Control Variable ( 20 - 21 )

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A Variable whose influence on the Dependent Variable a researcher wants to eliminate or isolate to more correctly determine the influence of the Independent Variable on the Dependent Variable.

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Covariation ( 21 )

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The existence of a nonzero statistical relationship between two Variables; demonstrating covariation is one requirement for proving Causality.

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Dependent Variable ( 19 - 20 )

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In a relationship in which one Variable influences another Variable, the Dependent Variable is the one being influenced.

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Dichotomy ( 11 )

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A Variable having just two Attributes.

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Discrete Variable ( 12 )

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A Variable having a finite and usually small number of Attributes.

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Ecological Fallacy ( 9 )

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The Incorrect assumption that what is true about groups must inevitably be true of the members of those groups.

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12
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Element ( 22 )

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A Member of a Population.

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Independent Variable ( 19 - 20 )

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The Variable that is doing the influencing.

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Interval/Ratio ( 12 - 13, 16 - 18 )

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Highest level of measurement; Attributes of a Variable cover ALL possibilities without overlapping and can be put in a natural order from low to high, as well as a numeric scale.

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Level of Measurement ( 12 - 18 )

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A classification system for variables based on the properties of a Variable’s Attributes; Nominal, Ordinal, and Interval/Ratio.

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Net Effect ( 409 ? )

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The effect of an Independent Variable on a Dependent Variable after other Independent Vairblaes have been controlled.

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Nominal ( 10 )

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Lowest Level of Measurement; Attributes of a Variable cover all possibilities without overlapping but cannot be put in a natural order from low to high.

18
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Nonprobability Sampling Techniques ( 22 )

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Methods of taking Samples in which not every Element in the Population has some chance of being selected or the probability of any particular Element being selected cannot be calculated.

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Nonspuriousness ( 21 )

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A nonzero Net Effect of one Variable on another even after all other Variables have been controlled; demonstrating Nonspuriousness is a requirement for proving Causality.

20
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Open-Ended Attribute ( 17 )

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An Attribute with no fixed lower limit or no fixed upper limit. Example: Seven *or more children. An IQ score of *less than 85.

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Operational Definition ( 10 - 11, 18, 19 )

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An explanation in concrete, specific terms of how a Variable will be measured.

22
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Ordinal ( 12 - 16 )

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Intermediate Level of Measurement. Attributes of a Variable cover all possibilities without overlapping and can be put in a natural order from low to high, but do not form a numerical scale.

23
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Population ( 22 )

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Group of entities about which a researcher would like to draw conclusions.

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Probability Sampling Techniques ( 22 )

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Methods of taking Samples so that every Element in the Population has some chance of being selected and the probability of any particular Element being selected can be calculated.

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Reliability ( 18 - 19 )

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Consistency of measurement. Cases assigned a particular Attribute on a Variable should be assigned the same or closely similar Attribute if they were measured after only a short interval of time. It is important that Operational Definitions be Reliable.

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Sampling ( 22 - 23 )

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The process by which a subset of Elements from a Population is selected.

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Temporal Sequence ( 21 )

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The order in time in which Variables occur or change values; which Variable happens first or changes first, which happens or changes second; establishing Temporal Sequence is a requirement for proving Causality.

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Theoretical Definition ( 10 )

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An explanation in abstract terms of what a researcher means by a certain Variable name.

29
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Unit of Analysis ( 9 )

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What the cases in a data set represent; common Units of Analysis are Persons, Families, or Nations.

30
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Validity ( 19 )

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Measuring what you intend to measure. Operational Definitions should be Valid - they should be measuring what the the Variable’s Theoretical Definition says the Variable is about.

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Variable ( 9 - 10 )

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A dimension on which the cases in a data set differ.

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