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What is the dependent variable in the relationship between sleep duration and test scores?

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Test score

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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What type of study involves manipulating one or more variables to determine their effect on a dependent variable?

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Experiment

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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What are the types of unbiased samples?

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Cluster, stratified, simple random, systematic, and proportional samples.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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What is the term for the entire group studied in a statistical analysis?

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Population

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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What is the population behind the statistic 'The average Japanese woman lives to the age of 86'?

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All of the women in Japan.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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Define 'sample' in the context of statistical studies.

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A subset of a population used to represent the entire group.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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What is a 'survey' in statistical research?

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A method of collecting data by asking questions to a group of people.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

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What is the purpose of a 'case study' in research?

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To conduct an in-depth analysis of a particular individual, group, or event.

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What does 'stratified sampling' involve?

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Dividing the population into subgroups and taking a sample from each.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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What is 'systematic sampling'?

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Selecting every nth individual from a list of the population.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3