14 – Defining Variables and Operationalization
14 – Defining Variables and Operationalization
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Variable type |
Variable Name |
Phenomenon Characteristic, Behaviour, |
Possible Questions |
Answer type Mutually Exclusive, Multiple, |
Possible Observations |
Interpretation |
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Dependent |
Landmark Relevance |
Opinion |
Is this landmark name relevant to Modern-Day Montreal? |
Mutually Exclusive, Nominal |
Yes, No, Maybe/I don’t know/Both |
It’s relevant It’s not relevant Undecided |
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Independent 1 |
Merit |
Opinion |
What did this person do to deserve such an honor? |
Open-ended |
A lot, Some, Nothing, Not Sure / Don’t know |
He deserves it Does not deserve it Undecided |
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Independent 2 |
Language Politics |
Characteristic |
On which side of the language barrier is this person? Is the landmark in the right neighborhood? |
Mutually Exclusive Mutually Exclusive |
French English Both Neither Yes No Maybe/I don’t know |
Franco in East = relevant politics Anglo in West = relevant politics Franco in West = interesting case Anglo in East = interesting case |
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Independent 3 |
Historical Knowledge |
Level of knowledge |
Can you identify the picture of XYZ? History quiz questions. |
Mutually Exclusive Mutually Exclusive |
Identifies / Cannot ID Answer correctly Answer incorrectly |
Knowledge HIGH Knowledge MEDIUM Knowledge LOW |
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Control 1 |
Age |
Characteristic |
How old are you? |
Mutually Exclusive |
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25+ |
Young (<18), Average (18), Old (>18) |
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Control 2 |
Mother Tongue |
Characteristic |
What is your Mother Tongue? |
Mutually Exclusive |
French English Other |
French English Other |
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Control 3 |
Gender |
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