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What is an intervening variable

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something that changes the affect of the independent variable on the dependent variable

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What is an example of a intervening variable

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is a study about the relationship of caloric intake and weight gain, activity level would be an intervening variable

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What are the levels of measurement for variables

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nominal
ordinal
interval
ratio

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What is nominal variables

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mutually exclusive
there can only be one category
no numeric meaning to it
there is a spot for everyone

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What are examples of nominal variables

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gender
ethnicity
marital status

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What is ordinal variables

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they have scales of increasing magnitude like ranks
mutually exclusive
cant perform mathematical operations with it

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What is interval variable

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equally distant

so like scales with equal distance between points

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What are some examples of interval variables

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blood pressure

farenheit and celsius scale

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What is a ratio variable

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has absolute zero

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What are examples of ratio variables

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kelvin scale

protein in urine

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What are the different types of qual research

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ethnography
phenomonology
historical
case study

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What is ethnography

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used to understand one cultures view of something

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What is the criteria for rigor of qual research

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Emphasis
credibility
auditability

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What is emphasis mean in the criteria for rigor of qual research

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emphasis on the resulting narrative
its okay to switch things up
methods make sense
explains decision points within the study

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What is credibilitymean in the criteria for rigor of qual research

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do the participants or experts in the field find the results true

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What does auditability mean in the criteria for rigor of qual research

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has the research provided an detailed account of the process

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What does fitingness mean in the criteria for rigor of qual research

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does the research consider real life scenarios

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What does confirmability mean in the criteria for rigor of qual research

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does the finding reflect the implamentation of the other criteria

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