Assignment: Identifying Variables
A. Describe the difference between an independent and dependent variable.
B. Locate a QUANTITATIVE peer-reviewed journal article in your field and answer the following questions.
a. What are the research questions?
b. What are the independent variables?
c. What are the dependent variables?
d. How did the authors measure the dependent variables?
Identify possible variables for your own dissertation study or for a proposed study (if you plan to do the Strategic Research Project).
A. For quantitative studies,
a. What are the independent variables?
b. What are the dependent variables?
c. What are some ways you could measure the dependent variables?
B. For qualitative studies,
a. What is the variable of interest/phenomenon?
b. What are some ways you plan to collect data to measure the variable of interest/phenomenon?
My field is educator stress and how it affects their attitudes.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.