4.9: Review Questions

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1. Correlation is when one variable causes another variable to change.

a. True

b. False

2. Causation is when one variable is correlated with another variable

a. True

b. False

3. Hypotheses are typically considered if-then statements

a. True

b. False

4. Identify the discrete variable(s) and the continuous variable(s).

a. Gender and money

b. Money and gender

c. Race and gender

d. Time and race

5. Which of the following best describes a unit of observation compared to a unit of analysis?

a. Unit of observation is what the researcher is looking at, while the unit of analysis is what the researcher is analyzing

b. Unit of observation is what the researcher is analyzing, while the unit of analysis is what the researcher is observing

c. The unit of observation and the unit of analysis are the exact same thing, therefore there is no comparison to be made