Exam 3 Review

The likelihood that an observed relationship between variables is not just due to chance

• Statistical significance

• Coefficient

• Correlation

• Unit of analysis

An indicator for the phenomenon that you think causes your outcome

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Control variable

Sorts and counts cases by categories to show a relationship between two categorical variables

• Cross-tabulation

• Regression

Displays the relationship between two continuous variables, where each point represents the value of both variables for a single case

• Bar chart

• Pie chart

• Scatterplot

Research approach that uses statistics to analyze data in numerical format

• Qualitative methods

• Quantitative methods

The temporal and spatial scope for a quantitative analysis

• Unit of analysis

• Coefficient

• Domain

• Observation

A single instance of the phenomenon under investigation

• Unit of analysis

• Observation

• Population

• Sample

The application of moral standards to decisions made in planning, conducting, and reporting the results of research

• Research ethics

• Codebook

• Scientific misconduct

Explains the rules for establishing each variable's value or score, the source of the data for that variable, and what all the possible scores or values mean

• Mixed methods

• Data archive

• Codebook

An indicator for the phenomenon you want to explain (i.e., your outcome)

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Control variable