COMM 2333: Introduction to Communication Research Quantitative Research Calisthe

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COMM 2333: Introduction to Communication Research Quantitative Research Calisthenics Data Analysts, This is not for a grade, but I encourage you to complete these exercises. The only way you can (a) feel more confident about the material and (b) understand the content is by practicing over and over. Positive self-talk is required. My suggestion is to work on this and then come visit me in office hours or by appointment so we can review your answers. Independent and Dependent Variables Identify the independent and the dependent variables: A. People with high levels of exposure to television news will report greater levels of the "mean world syndrome" (agreement with the notion that "the world is a mean and scary place") than people with low levels of exposure to television news. Independent variable: Dependent variable:

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The two main variables in an experiment are the independent and dependent variable. An independent variable is the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable. A dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment.

Here,

independent variable = Exposure to TV news

and dependent variable = Level of 'mean world syndrome'

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