When the Actual Distance That Separates the Attributes Composing Variables

question 86

Multiple Choice

When the actual distance that separates the attributes composing variables has meaning, the variables are

• A) interval measures
• B) ratio measures
• C) ordinal measures
• D) nominal measures

Acknowledge the need for experimental control and random assignment in experiments.

Infer cause and effect relationships from research findings.

Understand the effects of external variables on psychological studies.

Distinguish between representative samples and the total population.

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