1. Define each of the following:
a) Observation.
When a study is conducted, "observation" is known as all the info gathered
and/or observed for each element in the study.
b) Element.
In a study, the "element" is described as the individual and/or particular
entry of the data set in which the data is being collected for. The data of the
element
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c) Variable.
According to module 1, a variable is defined as a "particular measurable
attribute that the researcher believes is needed to describe the element in
the study".
Answer Key
Define each of the following:
a) Observation.
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b) Element.
b) The element of a data set is simply the individual and unique entry in a
data set about which data has been collected, analyzed and presented in
the same manner.
c) Variable.
c) A variable is a particular, measurable attribute that the researcher
believes is needed to describe the element in their study.
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