Task 7: Identifying different types of associations Flashcards
1
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what is a causal relationship?
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if one variable directly influences the other
can be unidirectional (a->b) or bidirectional (influence each other)
2
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what is a correlational relationship?
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changes is one variable accompanies changes in the other, not necessarily causality
=covariataion
3
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def.: corrolational Research
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no attempt to manipulate, just observe
4
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def: predictor variable
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variable used to predict criterion variable
5
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def.: criterion variable
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variable whose value is predicted
6
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def.: third-variable problem
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possibility that observed correlational relationship might me caused in third variable
7
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def.: directional problem
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even if causality exists, often don’t know which causes effects in which
