Sociology Research Methods

answer the following questions , writing just enough to answer them completely

1 . Give an example (and brief explanation ) of two variables that are (a positively related (b ) negatively related and (c ) independent . Your examples should not be from the book or lecture come up with your own

Positively Related Variables

Academic achievement and job success are positively related variables Academic achievement as measured by grade point averages during their final year in college and job success as measured by their annual income is positively related . The positive relationship is brought about

by the fact that people who are achievers have better opportunities to hold high positions in an organization

Negatively Related Variables

Body weight and physical health are negatively related variables . Body weight as measured by their body mass index taken from their weight and height and categorized into normal , overweight and obese . Physical health is measured in terms of how healthy the individual is based on the number of the illnesses and diseases that the individual has at the present time . Body weight is negatively related to physical health because as body weight increases , physical health decreases . Being obese and overweight had been associated with the presence of diseases such as hypertension and diabetes which lessens the physical health of the person

Independent Variables

Intelligence and sports performance are independent variables Intelligence as measured by IQ scores is independent from sports performance since intelligence is a cognitive ability which may be used in sports but it is not...