Variables
A study was conducted to see if the amount of time spent studying could increase test scores.
What is the independent variable?
The amount of time spent studying
To do more good than harm.
Principle A: Beneficence and NonMaleficence
The more someone plays sports, the healthier they are.
Which type of correlation?
Positive Correlation
During the summertime, ice cream sales are positively correlated with murders.
Why doesn't correlation=causation here?
Summertime is a confounding variable
A study was conducted to test if babies would positively respond more to their mother or their father.
What is the dependent variable?
Baby response
The study that stated that vaccinations cause autism was proven to be fabricated (made up data).
This breaks which Ethical Principle
Principle C: Integrity
As a grade decreases on a test, the lower ones confidence becomes.
What type of correlation?
Positive Correlation
The act of withholding information about the purpose and procedures of the study during the informed consent process.
Deception
Other variables that may influence one or both variables that we are measuring.
Confounding Variable
To receive consent from a participant and keep their personal information confidential is under which ethical principle?
Principle E: Respect for peoples rights and dignity
A straight line on a scatterplot showing the general relationship of data points.
Line of Best Fit
Correlation strength ranges from ___ to ___.
0 to 1
A researcher gives out an antidepressant pill to 2 groups. One is said to have 10mg and the other is said to have 20mg.
What else is needed to determine if the pills impact overall mood?
Placebo Pill (type of independent variable)
A study conducted medicinal research on only adult Males, then generalized the findings to women and children.
This goes against which ethical principle?
Principle D: Justice
What shows the direction and strength of a correlation of -.08 ?
strength: 0.8 (strong)
Direction: - (negative)
What MUST be done if deception is used in research?
Debriefing