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Practice Problems
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
Problem #1
Some of your fellow school counselors feel that students who request to be in the same lunch period as their friends tend to perform worse academically. You collect the names of all students who make this request and then take an average of their GPAs to determine which group performs better.
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Some of your fellow school counselors feel that students who request to be in the same lunch period as their friends tend to perform worse academically. You collect the names of all students who make this request and then take an average of their GPAs to determine which group performs better.
How many dependent variables are there?
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Two or MoreOne
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Some of your fellow school counselors feel that students who request to be in the same lunch period as their friends tend to perform worse academically. You collect the names of all students who make this request and then take an average of their GPAs to determine which group performs better.
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
Some of your fellow school counselors feel that students who request to be in the same lunch period as their friends tend to perform worse academically. You collect the names of all students who make this request and then take an average of their GPAs to determine which group performs better.
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ExplanationIn this study GPA is the dependent variable or in other words GPA is dependent on or influenced by whether students request to be in the same lunch period as their friends or not
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
Problem #2
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You just overheard a discussion among students in which they said that atheists suffer from depression more because they don’t believe in God. You are skeptical of this claim and set out to prove that one’s belief in God is not connected with amount of depression.
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You just overheard a discussion among students in which they said that atheists suffer from depression more because they don’t believe in God. You are skeptical of this claim and set out to prove that one’s belief in God is not connected with amount of depression.
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
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You just overheard a discussion among students in which they said that atheists suffer from depression more because they don’t believe in God. You are skeptical of this claim and set out to prove that one’s belief in God is not connected with amount of depression.
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
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You just overheard a discussion among students in which they said that atheists suffer from depression more because they don’t believe in God. You are skeptical of this claim and set out to prove that one’s belief in God is not connected with amount of depression.
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
Explanation
In this study depression is the dependent variable or in other words depression is dependent on or influenced by whether one believes in God or not.
Problem #3
Lately you have had several younger high school students talk to you about having suicidal thoughts and intense feelings of shame. You have a hunch that such thoughts differ across grades (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors).
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Lately you have had several younger high school students talk to you about having suicidal thoughts and intense feelings of shame. You have a hunch that such thoughts differ across grades (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors).
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
Advance the slide to see the explanation
Lately you have had several younger high school students talk to you about having suicidal thoughts and intense feelings of shame. You have a hunch that such thoughts differ across grades (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors).
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
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Lately you have had several younger high school students talk to you about having suicidal thoughts and intense feelings of shame. You have a hunch that such thoughts differ across grades (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors).
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
Explanation
In this study suicidal thoughts and intense feelings of shame are the two dependent variables or in other words suicidal thoughts and intense feelings of shame are dependent on or influenced by one’s grade level.
Problem #4
It is time for graduating seniors to begin applying for college and you want to know if acceptance rates differ across gender. You compare the average acceptance rates for males and females to see if there is a difference?
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It is time for graduating seniors to begin applying for college and you want to know if acceptance rates differ across gender. You compare the average acceptance rates for males and females to see if there is a difference?
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How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
It is time for graduating seniors to begin applying for college and you want to know if acceptance rates differ across gender. You compare the average acceptance rates for males and females to see if there is a difference?
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How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
It is time for graduating seniors to begin applying for college and you want to know if acceptance rates differ across gender. You compare the average acceptance rates for males and females to see if there is a difference?
The End
How many dependent variables are there?
Two or MoreOne
Explanation
In this study acceptance rate is the dependent variable or in other words acceptance rate is dependent on or influenced by whether one is male or female.