Variables Emptech
Variables Emptech
12-STEM
Lesson
Types of
Variables
Practical
Research
There are five types of
VARIABLES
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Dependent
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Confounding
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VLAIEBRA
is the variable that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation. It's the
outcome you're interested in measuring, and it “depends” on your independent variable.
C. INTERVENING VARIABLE
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It is a variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to
measure. For example, someone's age might be an independent variable.
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are those that affect other variables in a way that produces spurious or distorted
Dependent
associations between two variables. They confound the "true" relationship between two
variables..
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CONFOUNDING
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a variable that handles the change in the dependent
variable due to the change in the independent
variable
A. CONFOUNDING VARIABLE D. DEPENDENT VARIABLE
C. INTERVENING VARIABLE
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any variable not being investigated that has
the potential to affect the outcome of a
research study.
A. CONFOUNDING VARIABLE D. DEPENDENT VARIABLE
C. INTERVENING VARIABLE
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