1. Is variable a characteristic that describes people, objects, or places and takes on multiple values in a sample or population?
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True
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2. _____ is known as the object or target of a research study.
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Unit of analysis
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3. _____ is defined as the causality requirement holding that an independent variable must precede a dependent variable.
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Temporal ordering
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4. _____ is a quantitative variable that numerically measures the extent to which a particular characteristic is present or absent and has a true zero point.
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Ratio variable
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5. Is ordinal variable a classification that places people or objects into different groups according to a particular characteristic that can be ranked in terms of quantity?
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True
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6. _____ is known as the causality requirement holding that the relationship between the independent and dependent variable not be the product of a third variable that has been erroneously omitted from the analysis.
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Nonspuriousness
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7. _____ is defined as a classification that places people or objects into different groups according to a particular characteristic that cannot be ranked in terms of quantity.
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Nominal variable
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8. _____ is a property of all levels of measurement whereby there is no overlap between the categories within a variable.
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Mutually exclusive
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9. Is level of measurement a variable’s specific type or classification. Four types: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio?
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True
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10. _____ is known as a quantitative variable that numerically measures the extent to which a particular characteristic is present or absent and does not have a true zero point.
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Interval variable
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11. _____ is defined as a factor or characteristic that is used to try to explain or predict a dependent variable.
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Independent variable (IV)
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12. _____ is a property of all levels of measurement whereby the categories or range within a variable capture all possible values.
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Exhaustive
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13. Is empirical having the qualities of being measurable, observable, or tangible. Empirical phenomena are detectable with senses such as sight, hearing, or touch?
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True
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14. _____ is known as the causality requirement holding that the independent and dependent variables possess an observed relationship with one another.
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Empirical relationship
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15. _____ is defined as the phenomenon that a researcher wishes to study, explain, or predict.
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Dependent variable (DV)
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16. _____ is a variable that numerically measures the presence of a particular characteristic. Two types: interval and ratio.
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Continuous variable
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17. Is constant a characteristic that describes people, objects, or places and takes on only one value in a sample or population?
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True
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18. _____ is known as a variable that classifies people or objects into groups. Two types: nominal and ordinal.
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Categorical variable
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19. Prevalence is defined as a raw count of the number of times a particular characteristic appears in a data set.
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False
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20. Which term is defined as having the qualities of being measurable, observable, or tangible?
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Empirical
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21. Which of the following is NOT a nominal variable?
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Number of individual arrests
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22. Rank order the following types of variables in order of descriptiveness from least to most
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Nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio
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23. Which of the following describes a dependent variable?
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The empirical event a researcher is trying to explain.
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24. Why is it important to understand levels of measurement?
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All of these
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25. What is the primary difference between ratio and interval variables?
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Ratio variables have an absolute zero point.
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26. What are two overarching classes of variables?
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Categorical and continuous
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27. Which of the following statements describes omitted variable bias?
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Not including important variables
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28. If a researcher is interested in measuring a student’s grade level, what type of variable is she measuring?
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Ordinal
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29. Which of the following would be an event to empirically measure?
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All of these
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30. A unit of analysis is the object or target of a research study.
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True
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31. Constants assume only one value in a sample.
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True
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32. The two types of continuous variables are ratio and interval variables.
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False
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33. We can easily determine a cause and effect relationship between two variables.
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False
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34. A nominal variable is a continuous variable.
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False
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