Chapter 1 Section 3: Process Of A Statistical Study

Question 1

Observational study

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Observes data that already exists.

Question 2

Experiment

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Generates data to help identify cause and effect relationships.

Question 3

Representative sample

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Has the same relevant characteristics as the population and does not favor one group from the population over another.

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Random sampling

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Every sample from the population has an equal chance of being chosen

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Stratified sampling

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Members of the population are divided into two or more subgroups (strata) and a random sample from each stratum is drawn.

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Cluster sampling

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Divided into clusters, and random samples from some of the clusters are sampled.

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Systematic sampling

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One chosen by selecting every nth member of a population.

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Convenience sample

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Sample which is convenient to collect for researcher–nonrepresentational of the population.

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Cross-sectional study

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Data are collected at a single point in time

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Longitudinal study

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Data are gathered by following a particular group over a period of time.

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Case study

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Looks at multiple variables that affect a single event.

Question 12

Treatment

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Is some condition that is applied to a group of subjects in an experiment

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Subjects

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People or things being studied in an experiment.

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Participants

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People being studied in an experiment.

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Response variable

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The variable in an experiment that responds to the treatment

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Explanatory variable

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The variable in an experiment that causes the changer in the response variable.

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Control group

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A group of subjects to which no treatment is applied in an experiment.

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Treatment group

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A group of subjects to which researchers apply a treatment in an experiment.

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Confounding variables

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Factors other than the treatment that cause an effect on the subjects of an experiment.

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Placebo effect

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A response to the power of suggestion, rather than the treatment itself by participants of an experiment.

Question 21

Placebo

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A substance that appears identical to the actual treatment but contains no intrinsic beneficial elements.

Question 22

Single-blind

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In this experiment, subjects of not know if they are in the control group or the treatment group, but the people interacting with the subjects in the experiment know in which group each subject has been placed.

Question 23

Double-blind

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In this experiment, neither the subjects nor the people interacting with the subjects know to which group each subject belongs.

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Institutional Review Board

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A group of people who review the design of a study to make sure that it is appropriate and that no unnecessary harm will come to the subjects involved.

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Informed consent

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Involves completely disclosing to participants the goals and procedures involved in a study and obtaining their agreement to participate.

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Bias

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Is favoring of a certain outcome in a study.

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Sampling bias

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Occurs when the sample chosen does not accurately represent the population being studied.

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Dropouts

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Are participants who begin the study but fail to complete it.

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Processing errors

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Errors that occur simply from the data being processed, such as typos when data are being entered.

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Nonadherents

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Participants who remain in the study until the end but stray from the instructions that they were given.

Question 31

Researcher bias

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Occurs when a researcher influences the results of study

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Response bias

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Occurs when a researchers behavior causes a participant to alter his or her response or when a participant gives an inaccurate response.

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Participant bias

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Occurs when there is a problem with either the participation--or lack thereof--of those chosen for the study.

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Nonresponse bias

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Occurs when there is a lack of participation in a self-selected sample from certain segment s of a populations, when a person refuses to participate in a survey, or when a respondent omits questions when answering a survey.

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Meta analysis

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Study that compiles information from previous studies

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Principles of experimental design

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Randomization, control, and replication