Statistics For The Behavioral And Social Sciences: A Brief Course, Books A La Carte (6th Edition) (what's New In Psychology)
Statistics For The Behavioral And Social Sciences: A Brief Course, Books A La Carte (6th Edition) (what's New In Psychology)
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ISBN: 9780205989065
Author: Arthur Aron Ph.D., Elliot J. Coups Ph.d., Elaine N. Aron Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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A father rates his daughter as a 2 on a 7-point scale (from 1 to 7) of crankiness. In this example, (a) what is the variable, (b) what is the score, and(c) what is the range of values?

a.

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Identify the variable.

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The variable is level of crankiness.

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Variable:

A variable is a characteristic or a condition of the subject under study, which can take several values.

The characteristic under study is the level of crankiness of the daughter, as decided by the father.

b.

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Identify the score.

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The score is 2.

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The father provided a score of 2 on crankiness to his daughter. Thus, the score is 2.

c.

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Identify the range of the variable.

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The range of the variable is 1 to 7.

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The crankiness score may take values between 1 and 7, on a 7-point scale. The minimum possible value on the scale is 1 and the maximum possible value is 7. Thus, the range of the variable is 1 to 7.

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