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. What is the independent variable?

a) Whether the sports team is doing well or not b)The type of sport they are playing c)How happy and connected they are to their city d)The location of the city

2. How many levels are there for the independent variable?

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

3. What is the dependent variable?

a) The location of the city b) Whether the sports team is doing well or not c)How happy and connected they are to their city d)The type of sport they are playing

4. What is the confound?

5. How could the confound be fixed?

Answer 1