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... variable . The variable that changes ( the grade ) is called the dependent variable . The value of one variable , in other words , depends on the value of another . Why is linking variables in terms of cause and effect important ...
... variables caused by some other variable . Unmasking a correlation as spurious requires a bit of detective work , using a technique called control , hold- ing constant all variables except one in order to clearly see the effect of that ...
... variable can predict the value of some dependent variable . 5. Although investigators select topics according to their personal interests , the scientific ideal of objectivity demands that they suspend personal values and biases as they ...
Contents
THE SOCIOLOGICAL | 1 |
Whats in a Name? How Social Forces Affect Personal Choices | 4 |
A Social Snapshot of Our World | 6 |
Copyright | |
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