Soc. 001 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I. Clicker QuestionsII. ConceptIII. VariableIV. AttributeV. OperationalizeOutline of Current Lecture VI. Recap of Last LectionVII. OperationalizingVIII. Clicker QuestionsIX. Relationshipsa. Positiveb. NegativeX. HypothesisCurrent LectureRecap of Previous Lecture:- Operationalize: transform the concept- which doesn’t exist in the real world-into something that can be observed and measured in the real worldo Describe the operations (steps) Simples concepts: list the values Complex concepts: many dimensions o Operationalize “gender” Male/female- Clicker Question 1: Which is the independent variable in the following assertion? “Higher education causes higher income”o Education - Clicker Questions 2: In the above assertion, which is the dependent variable?o Income - Definition of relationships: o Positive relationship Ex. As education increases, income increaseso Negative relationship Ex. As number of beers increases, GPA decreases- Clicker Questions 3: “Higher education causes higher income” has what direction in relationship?o PositiveThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Hypothesis: testable statement about the relationship between two or more variableso Independent and dependent variableso 3 desirable properties Testable expectation Uses two variables Clearly stated direction of the relationship- Clicker Question 4: Hypotheses should always…o Feature a testable expectation- Clicker Question 5: Identify the problem in the following hypothesis: “Gender is related to math skills”o It does not state a direction of
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