Lecture 3: Kinds of variables

Question 1

Research cannot be possible without taking into consideration measurable factors that are subject to change due to circumstances.

true or false

Answer 1

true

Question 2

It is an object, event, idea, feeling, time period, or any other type of category a researcher is trying to measure.

Answer 2

Variable

Question 3

Variables can be classified as ________ or ________ variable.

Answer 3

Independent, Dependent

Question 4

Anything that can vary research due to circumstances is called a ______ ?

Answer 4

Variable

Question 5

Independent variable affects Dependent variable

true or false

Answer 5

true

Question 6

It is the variable that links the independent and dependent variable.

Answer 6

Intervening variable

Question 7

It is the variable that believe will influence your outcome measure.

Answer 7

Independent Variable

Question 8

It is something that can change, such as gender, which can be either male or female. Age, which can be 15 years old, 16 or 20 years old. They are typically the focus of a study.

Answer 8

Variable

Question 9

It refers to the other factor

Answer 9

Confounding Variable

Question 10

They are controlled by the experimenter but they do not give in the control, they become confounding variables that can strongly influence the study.

Answer 10

Extraneous Variables

Question 11

It is the variable that is dependent on or influenced by the independent variable (s)

Answer 11

Dependent variable

Question 12

It is a variable that has many other variables, or dimensions built into it.

Answer 12

Confounding variable

Question 13

If independent variable is the cause, then what is dependent variable?

Answer 13

Effect/Outcome

Question 14

It is the variable that links the independent and dependent variable.

Answer 14

Intervening variable

Question 15

Extraneous Variables can also be referred to as “_________ _________”

Answer 15

Nuisance Variable

Question 16

These are independent variables or confounding variable that contribute variation to the dependent variable.

Answer 16

Covariate variables

Question 17

This variable do not undergo any changes during an experiment.

Answer 17

Control/Constant variables

Question 18

This variable have only two possible results.

Answer 18

Dichotomous variables

Question 19

This variable can be directly observed to give proofs to latent variables.

Answer 19

Manifest variables

Question 20

This variable is used in interval or ratio scale of measurement.

Answer 20

Continuous variables

Question 21

This variable refer to the characteristics of the sample/respondents.

Answer 21

Attribute variables

Question 22

This variable cannot be directly observed like personality traits.

Answer 22

Latent Variable

Question 23

This is the variable that is measured by the experimenter.

Answer 23

Dependent Variable