For a Variable to Be an Independent Variable, It Must

question 36

Multiple Choice

For a variable to be an independent variable, it must be ______.

• A) manipulated
• B) held constant
• C) measured by nominal scale
• D) dichotomous

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Definitions:

Ordinal Data

A type of data that represents categories with a meaningful order, but differences between categories are not necessarily consistent.

Nonparametric Test

Statistical tests that do not assume a particular distribution of the data, useful for ordinal or nominal data.

Ordinal Data

Data that can be categorized or ranked in order but does not quantitatively measure differences between categories.

Normally Distributed Populations

Populations that follow a normal distribution, characterized by a bell-shaped curve.