3.8: Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions

1. Create a decision tree about how to demarcate your variables.
2. Create a table that outlines the factors of the variable types, pros and cons, and which statistical analysis is associated with the variable types.
3. Take an issue you are interested in. Name the variables you think comprise that issue. Sort the variables by type and amount. How would you measure each of the variables?
4. What does the concept of “partitioning the variance” mean?
5. How do you decide which variables are the independent and dependent variables?
6. What does it mean to scale a variable, and what are the different ways we scale variables?
7. Take a variable and be creative in the many ways that you could scale that variable. How would you best decide how to scale that variable?

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