SOAN 3120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Standard Deviation, Blood Alcohol Content, Dependent And Independent Variables

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 3120
• Professor: Michelle Dumas

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Chapter 4 soan 3130 week 2 response variable: measures an outcome of a study, also known as dependent variables. Explanatory variable: may explain or influence changes in a response variables, also known as independent or predictor variables. The legal limit for driving in all states is 0. 08%. University drank different numbers of cans of beer. Thirty minutes later, a police officer measured their blood alcohol content. Number of beers consumed is the explanatory variable, and the percent of alcohol in the blood is the response variable. A college student aid officer looks at the findings of the national student. She notes data on the amount of debt of recent graduates, their current income and how stressed they feel about college debt. She isn"t interested in predictions but is simply trying to understand the situation of recent college graduates. The distinction between explanatory and response variables does not apply.