les 7 Flashcards
setting the scope of the study
scope of teh study
variables
attributes
3 characteristics of variables
dependence
mutually exclusive
exhaustive
- determined primarily by the selection of variables that the
research study will focus on. - requires the careful
selection of variables that will be investigated,
scope of research
refers to any characteristic that can have different values or traits that may vary across research participants.
variable
are measured, controlled, and manipulated
by the researcher.
variable
are important elements of a variable.
attributes
refers to the value assigned to a
specific variable.
attributes
variable agreement may have the following attributes-
agree
disagree
strongly agree
strongly disagree
refers to how the variable is considered in a cause-and-effect relationship.
dependence
2 types/kind of dependence variable
independent & dependent variables
characteristics that are changed.
manipulated, or selected by the researcher.
independent variables
those that change because of changes to the independent variable.
dependent variable
means that a participant or respondent cannot possess
two attributes of a variable.
mutually exclusive
means that the researcher should consider all possible
attributes of a certain variable.
exhaustive
kinds of variables
continuous, discrete, categorical variable