Hi Arthur,
Those kind of variables ( aside from your dependent and main independent
variables) are typically called control variables, especially if you are
"controlling for them" in a regression like setting.
Sincerely,
ali
On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 19:50 Luis A. Vasconcelos <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear all,
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> I've been trying name to a certain type of variable that, so far, I can
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> only explain with lots of words. So I'm here to ask you:
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> What to call the experimental variables that are not of interest, but are
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> incorporated into the research because of experimental procedures that are
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> necessary to test the actual variables of interest?
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> I'm not trying to categorise them according to how they interact with the
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> other variables and affect the results. I'm trying to categorise them
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> according to variables that the experimental procedures or setup gives rise
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> to, and everything else on the other side.
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> Here's an example. In inspiration and fixation studies in design, we often
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> ask participants to generate ideas after being exposed to an example
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> solution. To analyse the influences from the example into participants' own
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> ideas, we ask them to draw new ideas. Suppose this is done with a draw pad.
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> In this case, the there're many types of draw pads (e.g. different sizes,
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> precision, response rate, etc.). In this case, although not really relevant
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> for the manipulation (i.e. seen the example and not seeing it), the use of
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> draw pads is introducing this 'new variable' into the context of
> experiment.
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> I'd thought about naming them 'procedural variables', but I've seen people
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> using this term as in 'manipulated variables'.
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> Does anyone have any insight into this?
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> Best,
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> Arthur
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> --
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> Luis Arthur L. de Vasconcelos
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> Engineering Design Centre
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> University of Cambridge
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