Mental health researchers reported that unmarried men are more likely to experience depression when compared to married men. This finding was based on a study of patient histories for 395 men who were married and 485 men who were unmarried. Without random assignment, this finding may be susceptible to lurking variables. Which of the following variables might be lurking variables? I: Rate of depression II: Income III: Type of employment IV: Age V: Gender
Mental health researchers reported that unmarried men are more likely to experience depression when compared to married men. This finding was based on a study of patient histories for 395 men who were married and 485 men who were unmarried. Without random assignment, this finding may be susceptible to lurking variables. Which of the following variables might be lurking variables?
I: Rate of depression
II: Income
III: Type of employment
IV: Age
V: Gender
The question is about variables
Introduction :
Quantitative variable :
If a variable represents a numerical form then it is known as quantitative variable
For example : No. of absentees of a student.
Qualitative variable :
If a variable represents into categories then it is known as qualitative variable
For example : Level of intensity of sound : Low, medium and high
Lurking variable :
A variable which is not considered in analysis part, known as lurking variable
For example : To check the relationship between road accidents and sales of an ice cream. Here, need to consider no. of people who buy an ice cream which causes accidents. So, the lurking variable will ne popl. of people who buy an ice cream
To find :
To identify lurking variables from given situation
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