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AH 3.3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the key term that describes a brief outline of the aims and findings of an investigation.

a)

Aim

b)

Introduction

c)

Abstract

d)

Background Information

2.

Identify the key term that describes a statement that links the independent and dependent variable.

a)

Aim

b)

Introduction

c)

Abstract

d)

Background Information

3.

Identify the key term that describes a succinct explanation of the study.

a)

Aim

b)

Evaluation

c)

Title

d)

Discussion

4.

Identify the key term that describes an explanation of the background and context of the investigation.

a)

Aim

b)

Introduction

c)

Abstract

d)

Background Information

5.

The (a)   should contain sufficient information to allow another investigator to repeat the work.

6.

Identify the key term that describes an error introduced when the selection of samples has not occurred in a random way.

a)

Confounding variable

b)

Selection Bias

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Discussion

7.

Identify the key term that describes an explanation of conclusion(s) and evaluation of the investigation.

a)

Confounding variable

b)

Selection Bias

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Discussion

8.

Identify the key term that describes a factor that should be taken into account or standardised across the treatments

a)

Confounding variable

b)

Selection Bias

c)

Systematic Sampling

d)

Discussion

9.

Treatment effects should be compared to the (a)  

10.

Complete the following sentence.

The experimental design should address.........

a)

The background information and hypothesis

b)

Hypothesis and null hypothesis

c)

intended aim and background information

d)

Intended aim and hypothesis

11.

State what is compromised when factors other than the independent variable influence the value of the dependent variable.

a)

Reliability

b)

Accuracy

c)

Validity

d)

Precision

12.

State one way to prevent a selection bias.

a)

selecting a representative sample

b)

selecting non - randomly

c)

selecting randomly

d)

using randomised block design

13.

Identify the term that describes result data that clearly does not fit wit the remainder of the data obtained.

a)

Anomalous Result

b)

Outlier

c)

Negative Correlation

d)

Negative Causation

14.

Identify the term that describes a piece of experimental data that lie well outside the basic range of data obtained.

a)

Anomalous Result

b)

Outlier

c)

Negative Correlation

d)

Negative Causation

15.

(a)   is used to determine whether the difference between the means are likely or unlikely to have occurred by chance.