In: Statistics and Probability
Given the following research topic, answer the question below: Are there differences in university GPA and persistence rates between who enrolled in first-year seminars compared to those who did not enroll in first-year seminars?
a. What is the dependent variable(s)?
b. Are there any other dependent variables that might be of interest in this study?
c. What is the independent variable? Identify levels of the variable.
d. Why is this an example of ex post facto research?
e. Consider the extraneous variable high school (HS) GPA. Describe how you could control this extraneous variable through ANCOVA.
f. Consider the extraneous variable academic major. Describe how you could control this extraneous variable through homogeneous grouping.
g. Consider the extraneous variable campus living arrangement. Describe how you could control this extraneous variable through homogeneous grouping.
h. Suggest one additional extraneous variable and one way to control it.