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Independent
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the variable which an experimenter deliberately manipulates in order to observe its relationship with some other quantity, or which defines the distinct conditions in an experiment
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Dependent
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the variable measured by the experimenter. It is controlled by the value of the independent variable, of which it is an index
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Solomon Four Square
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• The groups that get the pretest are the ones that demonstrating internal validity
• The ones that don’t take the pretest are demonstrating external validity |
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Three needs for asserting causation
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o The two variables need to covary
o There needs to be a temporal precedence of the causation variable before the effected variable o We need to rule out threats to internal validity, or any other explanations for our results |
