Vocab Flashcard: 3/11/2021

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A parameter is ___

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data value that describes a population

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Experiment with 60 gym members divided by gender, randomly selecting 30 men and 30 women, assigning half to treatment and half to control. Example of:

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blocking design

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Market research on student preference between Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts using random sampling and coin toss for order. This is an example of:

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a matched pairs experiment.

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Purpose of randomization in experiments/surveys?

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Reduces effects of confounding variables.

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Researchers suspect women 55+ may respond differently to treatment. How could the study be improved?

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A block design, with blocks determined by age.

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In this type of experiment, neither subjects nor those interacting with them know which treatment a subject received.

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Double-Blind Experiment

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Randomized block design comparing two treatments with paired experimental units before random assignment.

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Matched-Pair Experiment

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In a __________________________________________________, random assignment of experimental units to treatments is done separately within each block.

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Randomized Block Experiment

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An effect so large it rarely occurs by chance is called __________.

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Statistically Significant

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Farmer Joe counts apples in one region of his 10-region farm to estimate total production. This is _______ sampling.

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Cluster.