BU288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Convergent Validity, Discriminant Validity, Absenteeism
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Variables are measures that can take on two or more values. Example is if we introduce a pay bonus, this will reduce the amount of absenteeism within a company and the variables that are present are bonus vs non bonus. Independent variables are the variables that predict or is the cause of variation in a dependent variable. Dependent variables are what is expected to vary as a result of changes to the independent variable. Moderating variable affects the nature of the relationship between an independent and a dependent variable such that the relationship depends on the level of the moderating variable. Mediating variable intervenes or explains the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Convergent validity occurs when there is a strong relationship between different measures of the same variable for example job satisfaction measures should correlate with job satisfaction measures.
