Designing Studies - Vocab Review

Occurs when two variables are associated in such a way that their effects on a response variable cannot be distinguished from each other.

• confounding

• response

• explanatory

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

A process of sampling those who choose themselves for participation (such as a phone call, text, google form, etc)

• convenience

• undercoverage

• voluntary response

• systematic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

An experiment in which either the subjects nor those interacting with them and measure the response variable know which treatment a subject received.

• matched pair experiment

• double blind experiment

• observational study

• block experiment

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

A fake treatment used a control to reduce psychological effect in humans

• placebo

• response

• explanatory

• stratified

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The process of breaking a large group into homogenous groups, then collecting an SRS of those small groups

• block

• stratified

• cluster

• SRS

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

The variable that is the outcome on an experiment

• response

• explanatory

• confounding

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

A collection of data from every individual in the population

• survey

• randomized comparative experiment

• census

• observational study

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Sampling using heterogeneous groups (usually sampling based on location)

• stratified

• block

• cluster

• census

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A design in which experimental units are assigned to treatments completely by chance

• matched pair

• block

• randomized comparative

• observational study

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

Observes individuals and measures variables of interest but does not attempt to influence the responses.

• experiment

• double blind

• observational study

• placebo

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7