Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
8th Edition
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Author: Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 10P
Weinstein, McDermott, and Roediger (2010) conducted an experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of different study strategies. One part of the study asked students to prepare for a test by reading a passage. In one condition, students generated and answered questions after reading the passage. In a second condition, students simply read the passage a second time. All students were then given a test on the passage material and the researchers recorded the number of correct answers.
- a. Identify the dependent variable for this study.
- b. Is the dependent variable discrete or continuous ?
- c. What scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio) is used to measure the dependent variable?
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