Week 3 Flashcards
Is a characteristic of an individual or an organization that can be observed and measured that may vary among people or organizations being studied
Variable
Has the root word of “vary” which means to ____
Variable, To change
Is a specific value on a variable
Attribute
Atleast how many attributes should a variable have?
Atleast two attributes
Give the four categories of variables
- Dependent
- Independent
- Intervening
- Control
Give the four types of Levels of Measurement
- Nominal
- Ordinal
- Ratio
- Interval
Variables represent categories that cannot be ordered in any particular way
Nominal
Consists of numbers which indicate categories for purely classification or identification purposes
Nominal
Variables represent categories that can be ordered from greatest to smallest or vice versa
Ordinal
The numbers serves as codes but must now be assigned in consecutive order, indicating degree of level
Ordinal
Scale datas that are basically categories/levels converted to numeric codes
Nominal and Ordinal scala data
Qualitative variables generate either _____or _____ scale data
Nominal(categories)
Ordinal(levels)
Variables have values that lie along an evenly dispersed range of numbers
Interval
Has all the properties of the ordinal scale; A scale that represents quantity and has equal units
Interval
Provides information on how much better one value is compared to the other
Interval
Zero does not represent the absolute lowest value but represents simply an additional point of measurement and not the absence of the property being measured.
Interval
Variables have all the properties of interval variable and has a clear definition of 0
Ratio
The most informative scale as it tends to tell about the order and number of the object between the values
Ratio
Allows comparison of intervals or differences
Ratio
Has a true and absolute zero point. No numbers exits below zero(no negative numbers)
Ratio
Are those that probably cause, influence, or affect the outcomes.
Independent variables
It is controlled and manipulated by the researcher and applied on another thing, condition or process
Independent variables
Are those that depend on the independent variable.
Dependent variable
They are exposed to the treatment or actions from the independent variable
Dependent variable
They stand between the dependent and independent variable
Intervening variable
They show the effects on both the dependent and independent variable
Intervening variable
Is a special type of independent variable that is measured in the study because it potentially influences the dependent variable
Control variable
It must to be controlled so that the true influence of the independent variable to the dependent variable can be determined
Control variable
In an experiment, it is the variable that is constant or steady
Control variable
