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Managing Extraneous Variables in Research

This document discusses ways to enhance rigor in quantitative research by controlling for extraneous variables. It defines extraneous variables as any variables not intentionally studied in an experiment that could affect the dependent variable. It identifies four main types of extraneous variables: demand characteristics in the environment that cue participants; experimenter effects from unintended researcher clues; individual participant variables; and situational variables in the testing environment. The document emphasizes controlling for these extraneous variables to obtain more accurate and reliable results.

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Managing Extraneous Variables in Research

This document discusses ways to enhance rigor in quantitative research by controlling for extraneous variables. It defines extraneous variables as any variables not intentionally studied in an experiment that could affect the dependent variable. It identifies four main types of extraneous variables: demand characteristics in the environment that cue participants; experimenter effects from unintended researcher clues; individual participant variables; and situational variables in the testing environment. The document emphasizes controlling for these extraneous variables to obtain more accurate and reliable results.

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ENHANCING RIGOR IN

QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
EXTRANEOUS VARIABLE

• Any variables that you are not intentionally studying in your


experiment or test. When you run an experiment, you’re looking
to see if one variable (the independent variable) has an effect on
another variable (the dependent variable). 
TYPES OF EXTRANEOUS VARIABLES
• Demand characteristics: environmental clues which tell the participant
how to behave, like features in the surrounding or researcher’s non-verbal
behavior.
• Experimenter / investigator effects: where the researcher
unintentionally affects the outcome by giving clues to the participants
about how they should behave.
• Participant variables, like prior knowledge, health status or any other
individual characteristic that could affect the outcome.
• Situational variables, like noise, lighting or temperature in the
environment.
THANK YOU

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