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Unit 3 (Chapter 5)

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show observes individuals and measures variables but does not impose a treatment  
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What is an experiment?   show
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What is a population?   show
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What is a sample?   show
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show contacting every individual in a population to gain information  
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Voluntary response sample?   show
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show contact individuals easiest to reach (non random)  
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What is a simple random sample (SRS)?   show
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What is a stratified random sample?   show
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What is a multi stage sample?   show
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show order the population, randomly select the starting point, and select every nth item based on your sample size  
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What is bias?   show
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show only those with a strong opinion take the time to respond  
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show when the design of the sample leaves out certain parts of the population  
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show people have been contacted but don't respond or people that were select can't be contacted  
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What is response bias?   show
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show when the question is not clear or written with strong words for/against the topic  
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What are experimental units?   show
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What is a treatment?   show
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What is a factor?   show
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show when patients respond favorably to a treatment even though they are actually taking the placebo. they are responding to the ides of the treatment not the actual treatment  
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show the group of individuals that receive a sham treatment which enables the researcher to control the effects of lurking variables and the placebo effect  
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show control, randomize, replicate, and block design  
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show when all experimental units are allocated at random  
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show the researcher and the experimental units know what treatment they are recieving  
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What is a matched pairs design?   show
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What is a block design?   show
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What is a confounding variable?   show
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What is a lurking variable?   show
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What is a simulation?   show
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show state (the problem/describe experiment), plan (how will you use chance to imitate the process, tell what you will record), do, conclude (use results to answer question of interest)  
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