Hello! I am Jessica from the Netherlands and having some trouble with my thesis! I want to draw 4 control variables in my conceptual model, but how do I do that? Right now, I have drawn lines from the control variables to the dependent variables. The test I am using is the Jonckheere Terpstra test. Am I drawing this right? I've included the model below, the big squares are my independent- and dependent variables and the small squares are my control variables pointing to my dependent variables. I would really appreciate if you could look at this for me!
Hi Jessica. Drawing the lines from the control variables to the variables you expect them to potentially influence is correct. Your model looks fine in that regard.
A broader question is why are you including those four controls and why only control their effects on the DV? I'm not suggesting it's wrong but you will want to be sure you are justifying their inclusion and why they are influencing certain variables and not others. Perhaps you have already, just a suggestion! Good luck!!
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Hi Jessica
I think you are in the right direction as far as control variables are concerned.
Please clarify one thing that whether you have mentioned trust seperately for organization and management or they are used as one variable as you have not drawn any line with trust in organization.
Hi Jessica
Maybe it would be more accurate to show them without the arrow. In any case their presentation in a smaller format compared to true independent variables seem to be the right thing to do
Good luck
Tali
Hi Jessica. Drawing the lines from the control variables to the variables you expect them to potentially influence is correct. Your model looks fine in that regard.
A broader question is why are you including those four controls and why only control their effects on the DV? I'm not suggesting it's wrong but you will want to be sure you are justifying their inclusion and why they are influencing certain variables and not others. Perhaps you have already, just a suggestion! Good luck!!
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How do I draw control variables in my conceptual model?
What you have drawn are correct i.e. the control variables are pointing to the dependent variables. Just additional suggestion for clarity purpose - for those 4 control variables try to put them on the right hand of the dependent variables & provide a label to indicate they are control variables in the conceptual model in order to avoid some people might perceive the control variables as additional independent variables influencing the dependent variables.
Wow, I didn't see all of your answers until now! Apologies for not answering sooner. Thank you so much all of you! That really helped me for my thesis. I massively appreciate that you all took the time to answer me.
Ij.H. van Emmerik, you are right. I just included them here to see whether I did it right (the complete model). Thank you!
Best wishes,
Jessica
P.S. I took all of your feedback into account, I now adjusted the model as you can see below. The arrows represent positive relationships. Where there is no relationship, no arrow was drawn.
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