variables
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Variables. Definition of variable: is a characteristic or attribute of a person or object (polit, 2004). Example of some variables Weight. Body temperature. Blood pressure reading. • Stress level. • Anxiety level. Types of variables. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Variables Definition of variable: is a characteristic or
attribute of a person or object (polit, 2004).
Example of some variables• Weight.• Body temperature.• Blood pressure reading.• Stress level.• Anxiety level
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Types of variables
1- Continuous variables: variable can take on a range of different values. Their values can be presented on continuum.
Examples . Age . weight, . height.
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2- Categorical variables: variables that take on a much smaller range of values.
Example: . Male or female. Pregnant / not pregnant .. Smoker / non-smoker.. HIV positive/ HIV negative.
. When the categorical variables take on only two values, they are sometimes referred to as dichotomous variables.
Some additional examples of categorical variables.. marital state (married, single, divorce, and widowed).
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3. Dependent variables: the outcome variable of interest (effect). The dependent variable usually is the variable the researcher is interested in understanding, explaining or predicting.
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4- Independent variable: the variable that is believed to cause or influence the dependent variable. In the experimental research the independent variable is the variable that is manipulated.
Note: the presumed cause is referred to as the independent
Example: the extent to which lung cancer (dependent variable) Depends on smoking behavior (independent variable).
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5. Extraneous variable: variable that confounds the
relationship between independent variable and dependent variable that needs to be controlled either
in the research design or through statistical
procedure.
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6. Homogenous variable: the degree to which objects or variables are similar characteristic.
7- Heterogeneous variable: the degree to which objects or variables are dissimilar characteristic
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Example of independent (IDV) and dependent variables (DV)
1- Do physician administer greater amount of narcotic drug to men than women.
DV IDV Amount of narcotic Gender
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2- what is the effect of activity and bed rest on weight reduction among Gestational diabetes women.
DV IDV Weight reduction Activity& rest
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3- Is adherence to therapeutic regime decrease the incidence of PIH.
DV IDV Incidence of PIH Adherence of therapeutic regime
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Hypotheses
Definition of hypothesis : It is a statement of predicted relationship between two or more than two variables.
Note: The difference between problem statement and hypothesis is that Hypothesis translate problem statements into predictions of expected outcomes.
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Types of Hypotheses
1. Simple Hypothesis : A hypothesis that predicts the relationship between one dependent variable (DV) and one independent variable (IDV). It is easy to test and analyze it.
Example There is a relationship between smoking and
development of stroke among hypertensive patients in Gaza strip.
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2. Complex hypothesis: (Multivariate hypothesis) : A hypothesis that predicts the relationship between
two or more dependent variables and two or more independent variables.
Example: There is a relationship between high fat diet and
smoking and development of atherosclerosis and stroke among hypertensive patients in Gaza strip.
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3. Directional hypothesis: is one that specifies the expected direction of the relationship between variables. The researcher predicts not only the existence of a relationship but also the nature of the relationship.
The key word of directional hypothesis is (less, more, greater, lower, higher, positive, negative)
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Example
1. Hypertensive smoker's patients are more likely to develop stroke than hypertensive non-smoker's patients.
2. Older midwives are less likely to express approval of the expanding roles than
younger midwives.
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4. Statistical hypothesis (Null hypothesis): is one that stated there is no relationship between variables.
Example1. Hypertensive smoker's patients are likely to develop stroke as hypertensive non-smoker's patients.
2. Older midwives are likely to express approval of the expanding roles as younger physiotherapist.
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Hypothesis criteria
The hypothesis should includes
1. Population2. Variables3. Reflect the problem statement
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Exercise
Look at the following hypotheses, and write down what are the two variables, statement of purpose, and null hypothesis.
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1. Men and women with arthritis differ in their responsiveness to heat treatment.
(Hypothesis)
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Independent variable: sex (male or female)
Dependent variable: responsiveness to
heat treatment
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• Problem statement
a. Statement of purpose: The purpose of this study is to explain the relationship between men and women and their responsiveness to heat treatment among patients with arthritis.
b. Research question: what is the relationship between men and women and their responsiveness to heat treatment among patients with arthritis.
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2. There is a difference in professional competence between midwives who trained in hospital-based training schools than those who trained in polytechnic-based training schools
(Hypothesis)
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Independent variable: Type of training establishment
(hospital-based or polytechnic-based)
Dependent variable: professional competence
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• Problem statement
a. Statement of purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare between Type of training establishment (hospital-based or polytechnic-based) and professional competence among midwives.
b. Research question: Are there a relationship between Type of training establishment (hospital-based or polytechnic-based) and professional competence among midwives.
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Statistical hypothesis (Null hypothesis)
There is no relationship between Type of training
establishment (hospital-based or polytechnic-based)
and professional competence among midwives.
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