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Question 1

something that can take more than one value, and values can be words or numbers

Answer 1

Variables

Question 2

NATURE OF VARIABLES - categories that cannot be ordered in any particular way, for example: Male vs Females

Answer 2

Nominal Variables

Question 3

NATURE OF VARIABLES - Categories that can be ordered from the greatest to smallest. Example: Grades 1 - 12, Income Level

Answer 3

Ordinal Variables

Question 4

NATURE OF VARIABLES - Values that lie along an evenly dispersed range of numbers, These values have no absolute 0. Example: Temperature

Answer 4

Interval Variables

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NATURE OF VARIABLES - Values that lie along an evenly dispersed range of numbers when there is an absolute 0. Example: Test scores

Answer 5

Ratio Variables

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4 Kinds of Variables

Answer 6

1. Independent Variable
2. Dependent Variable
3. Intervening Variable
4. Confounding Variable

Question 7

Independent Variable Define

Answer 7

Those that probably cause, influence, or affect outcomes

Question 8

Dependent Variables Define

Answer 8

For those that depend on the independent variable, the outcomes are dependent on the independent variable

Question 9

Intervening Variable Define

Answer 9

“Stand Between” The independent and dependent variables and they show the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable

Question 10

Confounding Variable Define

Answer 10

Those that are not actually measured or observed in a study exist but their influence can’t be directly detected in a study