Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter : OB Appendix Reading

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Meaghan Ross

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Types of variables the independent variable is a predictor or cause of variation in the dependent variable the dependent variable is a variable that will vary as a result of changes in the independent variable a moderating variable is a variable that affects the nature of the relationship between an independent and depend variable such that the relationship depends on the level of the moderating variable a mediating variable is a variable that explains the relationship between an independent and depend variable. Good research has the following: reliability is an index of the consistency of a research subject"s responses validity is an index of the extent to which a measure truly reflects what it is supposed to measure convergent validity exists when there is a strong relationship between different measures of the same variable discriminant validity exists when there is a weak relationship between measures of different variables.