VARIABLES IN RESEARCH DESIGN

 

 

You are to work through the slide show and answer the questions as you go along.  This exercise is not a race but a learning process, so take your time and make sure that you understand each slide.

 

 

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Questions

 

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What do you understand by the terms (1) variable, (2) independent variable and (3) dependent variable?

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86 What is a ‘continuous variable’?  Give several examples.  
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What is a ‘discreet variable’?  Give several examples.

 
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Sketch a graph showing the ordinate and abscissa.  Mark the dependent and independent variable on the axes of the graph.

 

Make sure you know the nomenclature and remember what goes where!