BU288 Chapter Notes -Internal Validity, Dependent And Independent Variables, Discriminant
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Research is a way of finding out about the world through objective and systematic info gathering. Evidence-based management: involves translating principles based on the best scientific evidence into organizational practices. Hypothesis: a formal statement of the expected relationship between two variables. Variables: measures that can take two or more values. Independent variable: the predictor or the cause of variation in a dependent variable. Dependent variable: a variable that will vary as a result of changes in the independent variable. Moderating variable: a variable that affects the nature of the relationship between the independent and the dependent variables such that the relationship depends on the level of the moderating variable. A bonus to reduce absenteeism moderating variable: pay satisfaction. Mediating variable: a variable that intervenes or explains the relationship between the independent and the dependent variable. The bonus to reduce absenteeism can be explained through greater motivation from bonus. Reliability: an index of the consistency of a research subject"s responses.
