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Lesson 3 - Types of Variables

The document outlines essential learning competencies related to understanding different types of variables, including nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio variables. It explains the distinctions between independent, dependent, and intervening variables, providing examples for clarity. Additionally, it includes practice questions to reinforce the concepts of variable relationships.

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Lesson 3 - Types of Variables

The document outlines essential learning competencies related to understanding different types of variables, including nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio variables. It explains the distinctions between independent, dependent, and intervening variables, providing examples for clarity. Additionally, it includes practice questions to reinforce the concepts of variable relationships.

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Most Essential Learning Competencies:

Differentiates kinds of variables and their


uses
For instance:
oThe variable gender has two attributes: male
and female.
oThe variable income has an attribute of 5,000
per month, 10,000 per month, 15,000 per
month, and so on.
For instance:
oMarital Status : single, married, divorced, or
widowed.
oAbsenteeism
oReligion
oMotivation
oGrade
oAge
DISCRETE OR CONTINUOUS

1. The heights of your classmates.


2. The number of books on your shelves.
3. The weights of watermelons.
4. The number of words in a book.
5. The age of a person.
Four Types of Variable:
1. NOMINAL VARIABLE
oRepresent categories that cannot be
ordered in any particular way
Four Types of Variable:
2. ORDINAL VARIABLE
oRepresent categories that can be ordered
from greatest to smallest
Four Types of Variable:
3. INTERVAL VARIABLE
oHave values that lie along an evenly
dispersed range of numbers
Four Types of Variable:
4. RATIO VARIABLE
oHave variables that lie along the evenly
dispersed range of numbers when there is an
absolute zero
POP QUIZ:
POP QUIZ:
POP QUIZ:
KINDS OF VARIABLES:
A. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
oThose that probably cause, influence, or affect
outcomes; invariably called treatment, manipulated,
antecedent, or predictor variables
KINDS OF VARIABLES:
B. DEPENDENT VARIABLES
oThose that depend on the independent variables;
they are the outcomes or results on the influence of
the independent variable
KINDS OF VARIABLES:
C. INTERVENING VARIABLE OR MEDIATING
VARIABLE
o“stand between” the independent and dependent
variables, and they show the effects of the
independent variable on the dependent variable
Let’s Practice!
1. A student’s grade depends on how much she
studies.
Time studying
Independent variable:__________
grade
Dependent variable:___________
2. The height of a plant and the amount you water it.
Amount watered
Independent variable: ___________
height
Dependent variable: _____________
3. The amount of money you make and the
number of hours you work.
Independent variable: _____________
Hours worked
Amount of money
Dependent variable:_____________
4. The number of sodas you buy and the total money
spent.
Independent variable:______________
Number of sodas

Total money
Dependent variable:_______________

5. The number of houses you can paint depends on how


much time you have.
Independent variable:______________
Amount of time
Dependent variable:_______________
Number of houses
Quiz #4

1. A florist wants to see if Product X


will extend the life so that they last
longer.

IV: _________________
DV: ___________________
Quiz #4

2. An entomologist (bug scientist)


wants to determine if temperature
changes how many times a cricket
chirps.

IV: _________________
DV: ___________________
Quiz #4

3. Orchids were studied to determine


the amount of humidity affected the
flowering of these plants.

IV: _________________
DV: ___________________
Quiz #4

4. You want to see if playing music


makes plant grow taller.

IV: _________________
DV: ___________________
Quiz #4

5. You want to measure the effect of


different amounts of oxygen on the
rate of yeast growth.

IV: _________________
DV: ___________________

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