Todd Is Also Studying the Effect of Popularity on Academic

question 43

Multiple Choice

Todd is also studying the effect of popularity on academic success for his research methods project.He decides to measure popularity by asking each elementary school student to tell him how many friends he or she has.He assumes that more friends means the student is more popular.Which of the following best describes this variable?

• A) A ratio scale of measurement
• B) A quantitative variable
• C) A self-report measure
• D) Both b and c
• E) All of the above

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