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Studying this chapter should enable you to:
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Explain what is meant by the term "variable" and name five variables that might be investigated by educational researchers. |
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Explain how a variable differs from a constant. |
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Distinguish between a quantitative and a categorical variable. |
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Explain how independent and dependent variables are related. |
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Give an example of a moderator variable. |
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Explain what a hypothesis is and formulate two hypotheses that might be investigated in education. |
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Name two advantages and two disadvantages of stating research questions as hypotheses. |
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Distinguish between directional and nondirectional hypotheses and give an example of each. |