A researcher is interested in whether living in a city where the major sports team is currently
Question:
A researcher is interested in whether living in a city where the major sports team is currently doing well makes residents feel happier and more connected to their city than if their sports team is doing poorly. He asks residents of Washington, D.C. to rate their feelings of connectedness to their city (on a scale of 1-10) during game 3 of the World Series, when their baseball team, The Nationals, are currently winning the series (2-0). He then asks residents of Pittsburgh, PA to rate their feelings of connectedness to their city (on a scale of 1-10) during fifth week of the football season, when their football team, the Steelers, have yet to win a game all season (when their record is 0 wins and 5 losses).
1. How many levels are there for the independent variable?
a) none
b)1
c)2
d) 3
2. What is the confound?
3. How could the confound be fixed?
Elementary Statistics in Social Research Essentials
ISBN: 9780205638000
3rd edition
Authors: Jack A. Levin, James Alan Fox