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CSU Research Designs
CSU Research Designs for Targets
Question | Answer |
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Try the "Targets" activity. | Most of this study stack is set up for "targets" |
Where? | The Targets activity (there are also a few traditional flash cards) |
How a researcher Measures a Dependent Variable | The Operational Definition of the Variable |
A control group | The group that is not given the independent variable (or are given an alternative treatment or intervention. |
Independent Variable | Usually a treatment or intervention |
Sample | In experimental research, a sample is a group that represents a population in a study. |
Why quantitative researchers LOVE random selection of a large sample of participants from a population | It is the BEST way to get a sample that represents the population (can you explain why?) |
Why quantitative researchers LOVE random assignment of participants to experimental and control groups | It is the BEST way to make the groups equivalent on ALL possible confounding variables. (assuming that the sample is large enough) - Can you explain why? |