properties or characteristics of some event, object, or person that can be assigned with different values or amounts.
Variables
is hypothesized to affect the dependent variable.
Independent Variable
s the variable that changes as a result of an intervention or experiment.
Dependent Variable
variables whose categories cannot be rank-ordered and have name value only. It provides a label, categorization, or classification
Nominal
variables whose categories can be rank-ordered but the distances between the categories are not equal across the range. It provides an order or rank of the value.
Ordinal
variables where the distances between the categories are identical across the range but there is no zero point where the trait does
not exist.
Interval
a measurement scale that shares all the traits of nominal, ordinal, and interval scale but additionally features a real, significant zero point.
Ratio
Common Types of Research Questions:
Descriptive Question
Comparative Questions
these questions seek to describe the frequency of occurrence of a particular event or behavior.
Descriptive Question
these questions investigate the relationships between two or more variables.
Comparative Questions
the relationship or correlation between two or more
variables are explored and measured in terms of its strength and direction.
Relational Question
