Research Methods in Psychology is a standard required course in pretty much any psychology major. In our department at SUNY New Paltz, this is a four-credit class with a large laboratory component.

Constructing theories means introducing concepts which are not directly observable. They should, however, explain empirical findings and thus have to be related to observations. Hence, it is useful ...

Both in the mathematical sense and in the business world, an independent variable is one that stands alone and is not affected by outside forces. When it comes to evaluating cost in business, ...

Classifying a variable as a particular type of data is important when considering how to present the data. Data can be presented in a number of ways, which depends on the type of variable and the uses ...

This article deals with the use and misuse of the correlation coefficient when the dependent variable is of a dichotomous 0,1 nature. It focuses particularly on problems relating to curvilinearity and ...

Once you have chosen and configured an independent variable, you are ready to choose dependent variable(s). In this illustration, the net electrical output is chosen: When you click on a parameter or ...