PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Frequency Distribution, Scatter Plot, Dependent And Independent Variables

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Trick Lana

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Theory/ theory construct (note: theory construct = part of theory) Random assignment versus random sampling (two *very* different things!) The (cid:862)leap of faith(cid:863: measured versus manipulated variables. How to the analyze the results of a research study (important all year for knowing how to analyze and graph overall results). Identify measured/ manipulated variables- one you take control of. Determine what type of study it is: true experiment. Determine the scale of measurement for each variable: nominal (also called categorical/qualitative, ordinal, interval. Helps determine what type of statistical analysis: determines the proper way to graph the results, determines the strength of the conclusions you can make as they relate to theory. Note: when making frequency distributions it is equally acceptable to count from low to high as high to low. Your text only (cid:272)ou(cid:374)ts (cid:271)a(cid:272)k(cid:449)ard (cid:894)high to lo(cid:449)(cid:895) (cid:271)ut (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) people get (cid:373)i(cid:454)ed up (cid:449)he(cid:374) they do this.