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Thanks to Michael and everyone else who responded
to my initial question.
Jim Guinee
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Subject: Re: Subject, No Participant, Yes!
From: "Michael Scoles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In Kazdin's "Research design in clinical psychology" (3rd ed.), the
rationale for retaining "subj
Hi
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Paul Brandon wrote:
> Literally true, but the etymology has nothing to do with the
> "N-word". That is the sort of thing that they have in mind --
> very sinister (so lefties can now object too).
Don't denigrate and negro both derive from the Latin root for
black?
Best wi
As luck would have it, today's word on Wordsmith was denigrate.
denigrate
(DEN-i-grayt) verb tr.
To defame or belittle.
[From Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare (to blacken),
from de- (completely) + nigrare (to make black), ultimately from
Indo-European root nek(w)t (night). Other
At the risk of straining listmembers' patience, still a bit more on
subjects vs. participants, from today's NY Times. Scott
Letters
Published: June 22, 2004
f Subjects and Participants
To the Editor:
Re:
"The Subject Is ... Subjects" (June 15): The word "subject" in no way
implies th
Title: Re: Subject, No Participant,
Yes!
Hi
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Paul Brandon wrote:
> Literally true, but the etymology has nothing to do with the
> "N-word". That is the sort of thing that they have in
mind --
> very sinister (so lefties can now object too).
Don't denigrate and negro both de
Researchers frequently use the terms "independent variable" and
"dependent variable" when describing variables studied in their research.
I am of the opinion that these terms are frequently used
inappropriately. I am very interested in learning how YOU define
these terms to students i
Dear Karl,
Here is what I do.
1. Strictly speaking, I define the term independent variable to mean
the variable that is manipulated in a true experiment. Also, I like to
equate "factor" to independent variable.
2. Consquently the dependent variable is the response that may
vary as a function
Dear Tipsters,
I detected a slip in my posting. Here is the corrected version.
Stuart
Dear Karl,
Here is what I do.
1. Strictly speaking, I define the term independent variable
to mean the variable that is manipulated in a true
experiment. Also, I like to equate "factor" to independent
variabl
