15 Questions
Which type of variable assumes only a finite number of values?
Discrete
What is the term for variables that can take on any value within a range of plausible values?
Continuous
Which type of variable is race categorized as?
Categorical
What is the term for variables with ordered values but not necessarily equally spaced?
Ordinal
Which type of variable changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation?
Dependent
Variables that are sometimes called quantitative or measurement variables are known as:
Continuous
What type of variable has only two options, e.g., yes or no, male or female?
Dichotomous
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a continuous variable?
It can be expressed as a fraction or ratio
Which of the following is an example of a ratio variable?
Temperature measured in Kelvin
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a ratio variable?
Its units can be expressed as a fraction
Which of the following is a continuous variable that is NOT a ratio variable?
Temperature measured in degrees Celsius
Which of the following statements is true about continuous variables?
The difference between two values is always constant
Which of the following is a characteristic of a ratio variable that distinguishes it from an interval variable?
Its values can be compared using ratios
Which of the following is a continuous variable that can be expressed as a ratio?
Distance
Which of the following is a characteristic of continuous variables?
All of the above
Learn the difference between independent and dependent variables in experimental studies, as well as the concept of discrete variables which assume only a finite number of values.
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