Questions
Answer the following questions pertaining to this research scenario:
A human resources supervisor is in charge of a Christian organization comprised of 500 people. He wants to see if participating in religious meetings enhances self esteem. Forty employees are randomly assigned to attend 0, 1, or 2 religious meetings weekly. Self-esteem was examined using a scale of 1 - 20, with a higher score indicating higher self-esteem.
What would the dependent variable be in this study?
What would the independent variable be in this study?
How many levels would the independent variable have?
Is this a between-subjects or within-subjects design?
What is the size of the sample?
What is the population?
Is the number of religious meetings a continuous or discrete variable?