Terminology in Research: Definitions of Key Concepts in Statistics and Social Sciences, Quizzes of Theories of Communication

Download Terminology in Research: Definitions of Key Concepts in Statistics and Social Sciences and more Quizzes Theories of Communication in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 values DEFINITION 1 some attribute/ category or quantity of a variable TERM 2 variables DEFINITION 2 a measurable version of a concept or construct that can take on two or more values TERM 3 non-variables DEFINITION 3 cannot be broken down into smaller partsex: being a female TERM 4 independent/dependent variable DEFINITION 4 refers to variables in a causal hypothesis, provide evidence that a relationship exists TERM 5 levels of measurement DEFINITION 5 categoricalcontinuous TERM 6 dimensions DEFINITION 6 different factors of a complex construct TERM 7 theoretical definition DEFINITION 7 conveys meaning we attach to a concept and may suggest indicators of itgives the meaning of a word in terms of the specific theory its being used in TERM 8 operational definition DEFINITION 8 complete/explicit information about how to measure a concept-survey-experiment-content analysis TERM 9 survey DEFINITION 9 actual text of a survey and the answers it solicits TERM 10 experiment DEFINITION 10 manipulated variablesmeasure variables