chapter 2 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
empirical articles
A
basic study
super simples
2
Q
review articles
A
review different articles done on the same topic & write a paper
3
Q
meta-analyses
A
all the research that’s done and do statistics on it to come up with a numerical number
- statistics = the statistics of the data
- effect size = how big is the difference
4
Q
why we like research
A
comparison groups
confounds
bias
probability
5
Q
comparison groups
A
enables us to compare what would happen both with & without the thing we are interested in
6
Q
confounds
A
problems with internal validity
7
Q
probability
A
type 1 & 2 error, we never say prove
