Scenario: You are helping a professor who wants to know if certain strategies (P

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Scenario: You are helping a professor who wants to know if certain strategies (Protective Behavioral Strategies) will be helpful for college students under 21 such that they report less alcohol consumption and fewer problems. We’re interested in testing several hypotheses. Participants were all college students at ODU. You collect data at one time-point.

Hypothesis 1: Hazardous alcohol use (AUDIT) is negatively related to academic performance (CGPA). Hypothesis 2: PBS use (PBSTotal) will be reported differently by men and women (Sex).             Hypothesis 3: Age and gender (Sex) will predict PBS use (PBSTotal).

Participants were all college students at ODU. You collect data at one time-point.

What are the IV(s) and DV(s), and what are their scales of measurement?

H1:

                IV(s)

                DV(s)

H2:

                IV(s)

                DV(s)

H3:

                IV(s)

                DV(s)

Explanation / Answer

H1

IV(s) AUDIT : Interval Scale

DV(s) CGPA: Ordinal Scale

H2 :

PBS Total: Ratio Scale

DV(s) SEX: Nominal Scale

H3: IV(s) SEX: Nominal Scale

PBS Total : Ratio Scale

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