Population Sample Experimental Units Treatment Response Variable Explanatory Variable

The variable that is the outcome on an experiment

• response

• explanatory

• confounding

The individuals or items to which treatments are applied.

• Explanatory Variable

• Response Variable

• Experimental Units

• Confounding Variable

The process of drawing conclusions about a population on the basis of sample data.

• Inference

• Treatment

• Response Variable

• Explanatory Variable

The factor that measures the outcome of an experiment or study.

• Response Variable

• Explanatory Variable

• Inference

• Treatment

_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

We wish to investigate the relationship between the time spent shopping and the number of items bought. The response variable is...

• The number of items bought

• The number of items at the shop

• The time spent shopping

• The time spent getting to the shops

The factor being studied in an experiment that causes or predicts changes in the outcome

• Experimental Units

• Explanatory Variable

• Response Variable

• Confounding Variable

A specific condition applied to the individuals in an experiment

• The Placebo Effect

• Explanatory Variable

• Treatment

• Inference

Inference about ____________________________________requires that the individuals taking part in a study be randomly selected from the population.

• Observational Study

• Experiment

• Population

• Sample Group

The individuals or items to which treatments are applied.

• Explanatory

  Variable

• Experimental

  Units

• Response

  Variable

• Confounding

  Variable