PPT 3 Flashcards
A characteristic of an individual or organization that can be observed and measured
Variable
It can vary among people or organizations being studied
Variable
An _____________ is a specific value on a variable
Attribute
How many attributes should a variable have?
At least 2
What are the levels of measurement?
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio
categories that cannot be ordered in any particular way
Nominal
Categorical data
Nominal
in any order
Nominal
categories that can be ordered from greatest to smallest or vice versa
Ordinal
Numbers serves as codes
Ordinal
Assigned in consecutive order
Ordinal
Indicates degree of level
Ordinal
Qualitative variable generate either__________ or __________
Nominal, Ordinal
Have values that lie along an evenly dispersed range of number
Interval
Has all the properties of ordinal scale
Interval
Represents quantity and has equal units
Interval
How much better value is compared with another
Interval
Zero is a score
Interval
Zero is not the lowest absolute value
Interval
Have all the properties of interval variables
Ratio
Has a clear definition of 0
Ratio
Most informative scale
Ratio
Has a true or absolute zero point
Ratio
No negative values
Ratio
Those that probably cause, influence, or affect outcomes
Independent Variable
It is controlled and manipulated by the researchers and applied on another things, condition or process
Independent Variables
Depend on the independent variables
Dependent Variable
Stand between the independent and dependent variable
Intervening Variable
What are the categories of variable?
Independent
Dependent
Intervening
Control
Is a special type of independent variable that is measured in study
Control
Variable that is constant and steady
Control
