Question 1

"Do younger or older teens spend more time in household chores?" What is the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  household chores 
B)  age (of teen) 
C)  teens 
D)  time spent in household chores 
A)  household chores 
B)  age (of teen) 
C)  teens 
D)  time spent in household chores B

Question 2

"Do younger or older teens spend more time in household chores?" What is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  household chores 
B)  age 
C)  teens 
D)  time spent in household chores 
A)  household chores 
B)  age 
C)  teens 
D)  time spent in household chores D

Question 3

"Are males or females more likely to be admitted to medical school?" What is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  female 
C)  admission to medical school 
D)  can't tell 
A)  gender 
B)  female 
C)  admission to medical school 
D)  can't tell C

Question 4

"Are males or females more likely to be admitted to medical school?" What is the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  female 
C)  admission to medical school 
D)  can't tell 
A)  gender 
B)  female 
C)  admission to medical school 
D)  can't tell

Question 5

"The higher mother's wage, the more likely she is to use formal, out-of-home childcare arrangements." What is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  quality of childcare arrangement 
B)  mother's wage 
C)  mother's age 
D)  can't tell 
A)  quality of childcare arrangement 
B)  mother's wage 
C)  mother's age 
D)  can't tell

Question 6

"The higher mother's wage, the more likely she is to use formal, out-of-home childcare arrangements." What is the independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  quality of childcare arrangement 
B)  mother's wage 
C)  mother's age 
D)  can't tell 
A)  quality of childcare arrangement 
B)  mother's wage 
C)  mother's age 
D)  can't tell

"Do younger or older teens spend more time in household chores?" What is the independent variable?

"Do younger or older teens spend more time in household chores?" What is the dependent variable?

"Are males or females more likely to be admitted to medical school?" What is the dependent variable?

"Are males or females more likely to be admitted to medical school?" What is the independent variable?

"The higher mother's wage, the more likely she is to use formal, out-of-home childcare arrangements." What is the dependent variable?

"The higher mother's wage, the more likely she is to use formal, out-of-home childcare arrangements." What is the independent variable?

Introducing Social Research

Ethics and Social Science Research

Scientific Method and Basic Concepts

Designing Social Experiments

Ethnography and Observation

Indirect Methods

Surveys

Population, Samples, and Sampling

Data Preparation and Basic Analysis

Data Analysis 2: Describing, Explaining, Evaluating

Preparing the Report

Applying Principles of Science Learning to Everyday Learning

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Exam 4: Variables and Their Measurement

"Do younger or older teens spend more time in household chores?" What is the independent variable?

"Do younger or older teens spend more time in household chores?" What is the dependent variable?

"Are males or females more likely to be admitted to medical school?" What is the dependent variable?

"Are males or females more likely to be admitted to medical school?" What is the independent variable?

"The higher mother's wage, the more likely she is to use formal, out-of-home childcare arrangements." What is the dependent variable?

"The higher mother's wage, the more likely she is to use formal, out-of-home childcare arrangements." What is the independent variable?

Introducing Social Research

Ethics and Social Science Research

Scientific Method and Basic Concepts

Designing Social Experiments

Ethnography and Observation

Indirect Methods

Surveys

Population, Samples, and Sampling

Data Preparation and Basic Analysis

Data Analysis 2: Describing, Explaining, Evaluating

Preparing the Report

Applying Principles of Science Learning to Everyday Learning

Filters