Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between athl
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Question
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between athletic participation and optimism levels. One hundred and eighty-seven first year and final year athletes and non-athletes from a large comprehensive university completed a demographic questionnaire along with the Life Orientation Test to measure optimism. Results indicated that final year athletes scored significantly higher levels of optimism than first-year athletes and final-year non-athletes. No significant difference was found between both first year athletes and non athletes and between first year and final year non athletes. These results provide support that a possible relationship does exist between athletic participation, year, and optimism levels.
1. What is the research question being investigatioed within this study?
My answer: What is the effect of sports participation on optimism between first and last year university students?
2. What is the independent variable?
My answer: Grade level and sports participation level of students.
3. What is the dependent variable?
My answer: Levels of optimism in the first and last year students.
4. List 4 control variables
My answer:
1. The tests taken
2. University students tested attended
3. Number of students tested
4 (this is where I'm having a hard time...finding more control variables and checking to see if my answers are correct)
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Explanation / Answer
Answer:
1.
Research question being investigated within this study is:
“What are the relationship between athletic participation and optimism levels in the first year and last year athletes.
2.
independent variables are the year of students and level of sports participation.
3.
the dependent variable is the optimism level in between last year and first-year athletes.
4.
List of 4 control variables:
1. The number of athletes tested.
2. Grade or year of students tested.
3. Type of athletes
4. The test has taken