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| any entity that can take on different values. Anything that can vary can be considered a variable. For instance, age can be considered a variable because age can take on different values for different people or for the same person at different times. Also, country can be considered a variable because a person's country can be assigned a value. |
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is a specific value on a variable. For instance,the variable sex or gender has two attributes (male and female), or tghe varialbe agreement might be defined as having five attributes:
1= strongly disagree
2= disagree
3=neutral
4=agree
5=strongly agree |
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| The variable that you (or nature) manipulates-a treatment or program or cause |
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| is what you presume to be affected by the independent variable-your effects or outcomes. |
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