To Determine If Families with Children Would Use School Vouchers

question 41

Multiple Choice

To determine if families with children would use school vouchers to send their children to charter schools,from which of the following populations should you select a sample?

• A)women with children
• B)citizens in the school district-
• C)parents
• D)parents of children under age 18

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

The outcome variable researchers are interested in measuring or predicting, which is believed to depend on one or more independent variables.

Psychological Research

The scientific study of the mind and behavior, which encompasses a wide range of topics and utilizes varied methodologies.

Experimental Method

A method of determining whether variables are related, in which the researcher manipulates the independent variable conceptually similar to a dependent variable and controls all other variables either by randomization or by directexperimental control.

Variables Manipulation

The process of altering or changing variables within an experiment to observe their effects on other variables.