4. Identify one variable that was not controlled in this study (not dependent or independent variables. Hint: Think about the possible differences between subjects.…
2. Determine the two events described in the study. Do the results indicate that the events are independent or dependant?…
If you grow yeast in a sealed test tube filled with water and a food source, do you think these growth conditions are aerobic or anaerobic?…
1. (TCO A) The relationship between speed of innovation and product obsolescence is (Points : 5)…
1) It is extremely important to establish the appropriate level of measurement for variables being measured in a study, because level of measurement impacts…?…
Maureen is a psychology major who is conducting a study on memory. The participants in her experiment study a long list of words and then recall the list by verbalizing the words to Maureen. Maureen knows which words are correct, and whenever a participant states an incorrect word, Maureen inadvertently shifts her eyes and makes a note on her notepad. As a result, the participants change their recall behavior and tend to recall fewer words thereafter. This scenario illustrates a(n)…
| Dependent Variable = the variable in which we expect to see a changeIndependent Variable = The variable which we expect to have an effect on the dependent variable Example: There will be a statistically significant difference in graduation rates of at-risk high-school seniors who participate in an intensive study program as opposed to at-risk high-school seniors who do not participate in the intensive study program." (LaFountain & Bartos, 2002, p. 57)IV: Participation in intensive study program. DV: Graduation rates.…
Read the Greenhouse Manual that first appears when you open this webpage. (Note: Once you close the manual window, you can refer back to this information as the Greenhouse Handbook on the shelf.)…
A researcher can directly control some extraneous variables. In the calculus test example, the textbook used is an extraneous variable because part of the differences in test results might be attributed to this variable. We could control this variable directly, by requiring that all sections use the same textbook. Then any observed differences between temperature groups could not be explained by the use of different textbooks. The extraneous variable time of day might also be directly controlled in this way by having all sections meet at the same time. The goal is to design an experiment that will allow us to determine the effects of the explanatory variables on the chosen response variable. To do this, we must take into consideration any extraneous variables that, although not of interest in the current study, might also affect the response variable.…
If my hypothesis is correct, then the outcome of the grass that was saturated with high levels of salt would grow much slower than the grass that was not exposed to salt.…
Your task is to determine which of the three major causal models (i.e., interpretations) could account for each finding. Indicate in the table below, by placing an X in the appropriate space, which of these three models could provide a possible explanation. Place an X in the space only if you judge the causal model to be possible & reasonably plausible. If you decide that the third model is possible, generate two possibilities for what variable “C” could represent, and type a short summary (3-5 words should be sufficient) of these variables in the spaces provided.…
According to Polit, the presumed cause is the independent variable, and the presumed effect is the dependent or outcome variable (Polit & Beck, 2014, p. 43)”. The Quantitative type…
* Dependent variable – The variable that is measured to see how it is changed by manipulations in the independent variable.…
Cause and effect- the idea that the one thing is the result of another thing.…
Obsevations (i.e., dependent variables) that occur in one of two possible states, often labelled zero and one. E.g., “improved/not improved” and “completed task/failed to complete task.” Usually an independent or predictor variable that contains values indicating membership in one of several possible categories. E.g., gender (male or female), marital status (married, single, divorced, widowed). The categories are often assigned numerical values used as lables, e.g., 0 = male; 1 = female. Synonym for nominal variable. A variable that obscures the effects of another variable. If one elementary reading teacher used used a phonics textbook in her class and another instructor used a whole language textbook in his class, and students in the two classes were given achievement tests to see how well they read, the independent variables (teacher effectiveness and textbooks) would be confounded. There is no way to determine if differences in reading between the two classes were caused by either or both of the independent variables. A variable that is not restricted to particular values (other than limited by the accuracy of the measuring instrument). E.g., reaction time, neuroticism, IQ. Equal size intervals on different parts of the scale are assumed, if not demonstrated. Synonym for interval variable. An extraneous variable that an investigator does not wish to examine in a study. Thus the investigator controls this variable. Also called a covariate. The presumed effect in a nonexperimental study. The presumed effect in an experimental study. The values of the dependent variable depend upon another variable, the independent variable. Strictly speaking, “dependent variable” should not be used when writing about nonexperimental designs. Synonym for binary variable Variable having only integer values. For example, number of trials need by a student to learn a memorization task.…