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MirandaLo

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Why is an independent variable so named?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Suppose a teacher is interested in surveying her students' attitudes about various social issues. On the day of the survey, everyone is present and takes it except for one student (who is absent). Can we conclude that a population has been measured in this example? Why or why not?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

An independent variable is supposed to be independent of a participants' wishes, preferences, and personal characteristics.

Answer to Question 2

No, this is a sample. Even if just one person is not included in a study from a given population, we cannot accurately say that we have surveyed the population.


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Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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