Research Methods in Psychology is a standard required course in pretty much any psychology major. In our department at SUNY New Paltz, this is a four-credit class with a large laboratory component.

Dependent variables change based on other inputs in financial models, affecting investment outcomes. Independent variables like earnings affect dependent variables, influencing metrics like P/E ratios ...

Beside the model, the other input into a regression analysis is some relevant sample data, consisting of the observed values of the dependent and explanatory variables for a sample of members of the ...

A variable is an event, idea, value or some other object or category that a researcher or business can measure. Variables can be dependent or independent. Dependent variables vary by the factors that ...

In a logistic analysis, the response functions are the logits of the dependent variable. PROC CATMOD can compute three different types of logits with the use of keywords in the RESPONSE statement.

Constructing theories means introducing concepts which are not directly observable. They should, however, explain empirical findings and thus have to be related to observations. Hence, it is useful ...

Annales d'Économie et de Statistique, No. 55/56, Économétrie des Données de Panel / Panel Data Econometrics (Sep. - Dec., 1999), pp. 243-275 (33 pages) This paper considers mismeasurement of the ...

Once you have chosen and configured an independent variable, you are ready to choose dependent variable(s). In this illustration, the net electrical output is chosen: When you click on a parameter or ...

A widely held thesis asserts that public and elite dissatisfaction influences the external conflict behavior of states. Characteristic of many anecdotes, speculations, theoretically informed ...

Classifying a variable as a particular type of data is important when considering how to present the data. Data can be presented in a number of ways, which depends on the type of variable and the uses ...