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Father Bronze · 07-22-2003, 12:13 AM

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Originally posted by Aelia Jusa:
. . . Otherwise your results are open to confounding from other variables - that is, you can't draw any conclusions because effects might be due to other variables not the one you have manipulated. There may be something about being online that affects your daydreaming that not being online does not. . .

Very good observations. Luckily, this project is just one aspect of my summer course in The Social Foundations of Education. It's not for my thesis. Maybe some day I will make a more thorough examination of the variables and create a publishable paper. For now, I'm just trying to get an "A" in my class.

jason0273 · 07-22-2003, 05:58 PM

Done! That was an interesting little survey

Thoran · 07-23-2003, 08:26 AM

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Originally posted by Father Bronze:

quote:
Originally posted by Aelia Jusa:
. . . Otherwise your results are open to confounding from other variables - that is, you can't draw any conclusions because effects might be due to other variables not the one you have manipulated. There may be something about being online that affects your daydreaming that not being online does not. . .

Very good observations. Luckily, this project is just one aspect of my summer course in The Social Foundations of Education. It's not for my thesis. Maybe some day I will make a more thorough examination of the variables and create a publishable paper. For now, I'm just trying to get an "A" in my class. [/QUOTE]Yes that is a good point, it's important to know what you're trying to discover... do you want to know how computer gamers stack up against the average public (use a broad control), do you want to know how computer gamers stack up against the online computing public (use an online control). IMO these would both be interesting comparisons, although a general public control would be more interesting to me, since there's on average going to be more differentiation there.

Dragonshadow · 07-23-2003, 01:59 PM

Okay. Think that's it. Althogh I had this daydream thta I didn't...

Ziroc · 07-23-2003, 02:13 PM

I filled it out FB! I'll send you some more info in the next few days!! I've just been busy the last week working and stuff..

MILAMBER · 07-23-2003, 04:54 PM

Done. Good luck.

[ 07-23-2003, 04:55 PM: Message edited by: MILAMBER ]

07-22-2003, 05:58 PM	#32
jason0273 Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 11, 2003 Location: Ohio Age: 52 Posts: 30	Done! That was an interesting little survey __________________ Something dry, yet witty.

07-23-2003, 01:59 PM	#34
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 35 Posts: 4,145	Okay. Think that's it. Althogh I had this daydream thta I didn't... __________________ aka Loc der Graf, Quillruke

07-23-2003, 02:13 PM	#35
Ziroc Ironworks Webmaster *Bow to the Meow* Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: Lakeland, Florida Age: 52 Posts: 11,727	I filled it out FB! I'll send you some more info in the next few days!! I've just been busy the last week working and stuff.. __________________ Ironworks Gaming's Official Youtube Gaming Channel

07-23-2003, 04:54 PM	#36
MILAMBER Lord Soth Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,948	Done. Good luck. [ 07-23-2003, 04:55 PM: Message edited by: MILAMBER ] __________________ \"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.\"<br />-General George Patton (1885-1945)<br /> <br />Member of CLAN HADB<br />Founder of The Anti Clan Coalition

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