Introduction to Quantitative

Question 1

What is a variable?

Answer 1

Properties or characteristics of people or things that vary in quantity or magnitude from person to person or object to object.

You need at least one of each variable

Question 2

What is an independent variable?

Answer 2

The input, manipulate this, and it affects other variables (realistic job preview)

Question 3

What is a dependent variable?

Answer 3

The output, Influenced or change by independent variable (organizational identification)

Question 4

What is ope rationalization?

Answer 4

Describing measurement of variables. There are scales available like an organizational identification scale

Question 5

What is a Hypotheses?

Answer 5

Relationship between variables (RJP > organizational identification)

Consistent with literature.

Testable(amount of time you have, usually survey based through qualtrics, scales=variables)

Usually declarative statements (not questions)

Directional or nondirectional

Question 6

What does directional mean?

Answer 6

Indicates nature of and direction of relationship or difference ( younger people will be heavier social media users that older people)

Question 7

What does non directional mean?

Answer 7

Relationship exists, but doesn’t specify direction of difference (Level use of social media D is related to the age of the users I)

Question 8

How can you assess hypotheses?

Answer 8

Simply Stated?
Single sentence?
At least 2 variables?
Variables clearly stated?
Is the relationship/difference previously states?
Testable?

Question 9

What is reliability?

Answer 9

The degree of stability, trustworthiness, and dependability or a measure. Consistent (Bathroom scale)

Question 10

What is a reliable coefficient?

Answer 10

.7 or above, 85-90 much better.

Question 11

What is validity?

Answer 11

The extent to which the measurement measure your construct or variable and not something else (bathroom scale 5 lbs off every time. ACCURACY