variables and study designs Flashcards
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Variable
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Any quality or quantity that can vary
2
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Values/Levels
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Different variations of a variable
3
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Experimental Design
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Where researcher manipulates independent variable and observes dependent variable
4
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Independent Variable
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Variable manipulated by the researcher
5
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Dependent Variable
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Variable observed and recorded based on the manipulation of the independent variable
6
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Observational Design
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Study where researcher observes and records variables without manipulation
7
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Descriptive Design
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Observational design where researcher observes one variable
8
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Correlational Design
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Observational design where researcher observes two numerical variables and investigates their relationship
9
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Prevalence
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Frequency of a variable in descriptive designs
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