Study group 9/28

This is an example of a _______

variance is the square root of standard deviation

Which two are categorical?

What is the dependent variable?

What is the mode for gender?

Devah Pager reading: what is the moderator?

Correlations usually involve

____________ is a variable that modifies the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable. 

Is this induction?

What is the dependent variable?

Which is the independent variable?

Dependent variable = a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.

A true zero point exists

A third variable is usually used to help define the role

What is this an example of?

Which two levels of measurement are typically for the variables in a cross tabulation?

This is an example of _____________

Which of these is NOT a criteria for causation?

Likert scales are

which two are considered continuous?

Which of these is an example of an attribute?

describes what is happening to one variable

What is the dependent variable?

What is the independent variable?

Standardized test scores (IQ, SAT), socio-economic status (SES)

X is a mediator?

______________________ is a variable that links the independent variable to the dependent variable.

name categories. there is no logical way of ordering categories or measuring the distance between categories

Nominal variables do NOT have a median

Which of these is NOT a type of central tendency?