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VARIABLES IN RESEARCH DESIGN
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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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Slides
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76 – 84 |
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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| 89 |
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! |
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