n a cognitive mapping study, first year students are compared with seniors in th

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n a cognitive mapping study, first year students are compared with seniors in their ability to point accurately to campus buildings. Some of the buildings are in the center of campus along well traveled routes; other buildings are on the periphery of the campus. Participants are asked to indicate (on a scale of 1 to 10) how confident they are about their points, and the amount of error (in degrees) in their pointing is recorded. Please label the following: 1. Independent variables (all of them!) 1. Levels of the variable 2. Manipulated or subject variable? 2. Dependent variables (all of them!) 1. Scale of measurement? (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio).

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Independent Variable: Location of the buildings. Whether they are located, on well traveled routes or on periphery of the campus.

Dependent Variable: Their confidence about points and accuracy in answering. The scores which are obtained from it.

Scale of Measurement: Ordinal Scale. As it is the order of values.

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