AP Statistics - Chapter 4 - Experimental Design

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What is an experiment in the context of statistics?

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A controlled study in which the researcher attempts to understand cause-and-effect relationships by assigning subjects to groups and deciding which treatments each group receives.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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Why is the experimental design in the rubber band test flawed?

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Temperature is confounded with brand, making it difficult to isolate the effect of temperature on elasticity.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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What type of sampling method is used when a psychologist randomly selects schools and tests all ninth-grade students in those schools?

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Cluster Sample.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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What sampling method is used when the president of a college selects 2 students from each department?

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Stratified Sampling.

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How can nonresponse bias affect survey results?

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The graduates who did not respond may represent a group that is homogeneous with respect to income and differs from the graduates who did respond.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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Define 'confounding variable' in experimental design.

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A confounding variable is an outside influence that changes the effect of a dependent and independent variable.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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What is the difference between a census and a sample?

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A census includes every member of a population, while a sample includes only a subset of the population.

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What is a stratified random sample?

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A sampling method where the population is divided into subgroups (strata) and random samples are taken from each stratum.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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What is the purpose of random assignment in experiments?

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To ensure that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any group, reducing bias.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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What is a control group in an experiment?

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A group that does not receive the treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

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