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Categorical variable CORRECT ANSWERS Indicates different categories. Ex: gender,
college major etc.
Nominal variable CORRECT ANSWERS The variable consists of names of categories.
The coding system is arbitrary.
Ordinal variables CORRECT ANSWERS Indicates first, second, third, etc. rank
variables.
Quantitative variables CORRECT ANSWERS You can measure the size of the
differences between scores and not just that they are different. Divided into interval and
ratio.
Interval variable CORRECT ANSWERS They indicate the size of the difference
between scores but they don't have a zero starting point. ( IQ or temperature)
Ratio variable CORRECT ANSWERS Have definite zeros that indicate the complete
absence of something.
In a sample of women, the # of children that each woman has is an example of which
levels of measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Ratio
Military ranks are an example of what level of measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS
Ordinal
Gender is an example of what level of measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Nominal
A sample is part of a larger... CORRECT ANSWERS Population
A bivariate analysis typically focuses on... CORRECT ANSWERS The association of
two variables
Inferential statistics are typically contrasted with what statistics? CORRECT ANSWERS
Descriptive
Which is a defining characteristic of experiments? CORRECT ANSWERS Manipulations
The respondents gender is typically recorded a what kind of variable? CORRECT
ANSWERS Nominal
, In an experiment, the variable that the researcher manipulates is called the (blank)
variable CORRECT ANSWERS Independent
A variable that classifies people into racial or ethnic groups is what level of
measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Nominal
Which level of measurement has a true zero point? CORRECT ANSWERS Ratio
The # of students enrolled in a school each year is an example of which level of
measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Ratio
The variable that is measured as the outcome in an experiment is called the (blank)
variable? CORRECT ANSWERS Dependent
Temp. Is measured at which level of measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Interval
The amount of time that a person spends on social media each week in minutes is what
kind of variable? CORRECT ANSWERS Ratio
If the # of games a team has lost in a season is subtracted from the # of games won
that season, the resulting variable would be at what level of measurement? CORRECT
ANSWERS Interval
The only level of measurement that does not place scores or categories into order ( and
is therefore the lowest level of measurement) is what? CORRECT ANSWERS Nominal
The highest level of measurement ( the one that contains the most information) is what?
CORRECT ANSWERS Ratio
If a persons sex is coded as male=1 or female=0, then the variable is at what level of
measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Nominal
If a person's sex is recorded as male or female then the variable is at what level of
measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Nominal
A question that asks a person which religion they identify with is at what level of
measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Nominal
A question that asks a person how strong their motivations for religious participation are
using a 1-7 scale is at what level of measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Interval
A question that asks how many times a person attends religious services each year is at
what level of measurement? CORRECT ANSWERS Ratio
For a study to be considered an experiment it must have CORRECT ANSWERS A
manipulation
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