Midterm Exam

Question 1

What is the value of collecting pilot data?

Question 2

What is an experiment

Question 3

Dependent Variable and example in context

Question 4

Independent Variable and example in context

Question 5

Which variable is the predictor

Question 6

Which variable is the response

Question 7

What is an observational study

Question 8

Pros and Cons of an Observational Study

Question 9

Pros and Cons of an Experiment

Question 10

What is a confounding variable

Question 11

What is pilot data

Question 12

What are treatment groups

Question 13

Difference between categorical and continuous independent variables

Question 14

What types of groups are treatment groups used for

Question 15

Treatment group vs control groups

Question 16

positive vs negative control groups

Question 17

univariate dependent variables

Question 18

multivariate dependent variables

Question 19

Factorial design

Question 20

single factor design

Question 21

multi-factor design

Question 22

Factorial design focuses on what type of study design

Question 23

Internal validity

Question 24

external validity

Question 25

Observer effect w/ example

Question 26

intra-observer variability

Question 27

inter-observer variability

Question 28

What type of variability addresses replicate data

Question 29

What is systematic bias and what does it mean to have it in your data?

Question 30

what does it mean to calibrate your measuring instrument

Question 31

parametric data

Question 32

non-parametric data

Question 33

blocking variables

Question 34

covariates

Question 35

similarities and differences between blocking variables and covariates

Question 36

how does a paired design relate to blocking your variables

Question 37

what is a paired design