Author Question: Give an example where the explanatory variable is the direct cause of the response ... (Read 72 times)

karen · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

Give an example where the explanatory variable is the direct cause of the response variable.

Question 2

Name three (of the seven) reasons two variables could be related.

asware1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANY SIMILAR EXAMPLE TO THE FOLLOWING IS OK: AMOUNT OF FOOD CONSUMED IN THE PAST HOUR AND LEVEL OF HUNGER.

Answer to Question 2

ANY THREE OF THE FOLLOWING ARE OK: 1) THE EXPLANATORY VARIABLES IS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE RESPONSE VARIABLE; 2) THE RESPONSE VARIABLE IS CAUSING A CHANGE IN THE EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; 3) THE EXPLANATORY VARIABLE IS A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF THE RESPONSE VARIABLE; 4) CONFOUNDING VARIABLES MAY EXIST; 5) BOTH VARIABLES MAY RESULT FROM A COMMON CAUSE; 6) BOTH VARIABLES ARE CHANGING OVER TIME; OR 7) COINCIDENCE.