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Introduction-to-Statistics-and-Quantitative-Research-Methods

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Types of Variables• An intervening variable is the variable that links the independent<strong>and</strong> dependent variableIndependent Variable Intervening variable Dependent variableE.g. Educational level Occupational type Income level• A confounding variable is a variable that has many othervariables, or dimensions built in<strong>to</strong> it.• Not sure what it contains or measures.• For example: Socio Economic Status (SES)– How can we measure SES? Income, Employment status, etc.– Need <strong>to</strong> be careful when using confounding variables…

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