In Mary's Case She Wants to Predict the Volunteer Hours

question 12

True/False

In Mary's case she wants to predict the volunteer hours based on the volunteers' level of income. In this example, volunteer hours is the independent variable.

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Definitions:

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized or applied to other situations, populations, or settings outside of the experimental environment.

Ethnic Background

A category of social identity that relates to an individual's ancestry and cultural traditions.

Various Cultures

The diverse set of beliefs, customs, practices, and social behaviors of different groups or societies.

Rosenthal

Refers to the Rosenthal effect, also known as the experimenter expectancy effect, where the researcher's expectations influence the outcome of a study.