STEM PLMAR SHS
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2
PRACTICAL
RESEARCH 2
VARIABLES
(TYPES)
VARIABLE
THE PRINCIPAL
CONCEPT OF QUANTITY/QUALITY
RESEARCH
MEASURABLE MANIPULABLE
KINDS OF VARIABLES
INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT INTERVENING CONTROL
The cause The outcomes Variables that A special type of
variable or the or results of the “stand between” independent
one responsible influence of the the independent variables that are
for the conditions independent and dependent measured in the
that act on variable. variables. study because
something else to they potentially
bring about influence the
changes. dependent
variable.
KINDS OF VARIABLES
CONFOUNDING CONTINUOUS DISCRETE
They exist but their A variable that can This is any variable
influence cannot be take infinite number that has limited
directly detected in a on the value that can number of distinct
study. It produces occur within the values and which
spurious relationship population. Its values cannot be divided
between two can be divided into into fractions.
variables. fractions.
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