Summer Practice Vocab 18-34

Question 1

Sampling Variability

Answer 1

The samples will vary from each other each time you take a new sample

Question 2

Non-Sampling Error

Answer 2

Mistakes made AFTER selecting people; bad

Question 3

Non-Response Bias

Answer 3

Person selected won’t participate; Non-sampling error

Question 4

Response Bias

Answer 4

Persons response is a lie; Non-sampling error

Question 5

Question Wording Bias

Answer 5

Phrasing to change the participants answer; Non-sampling error

Question 6

Random Assignment/ Allocation

Answer 6

Randomly assigned to a group; Random is good

Question 7

Explanatory Variable

Answer 7

What we’re testing

Question 8

Response Variables

Answer 8

Result of the experience

Question 9

Well designed experiment

Answer 9

• At least 2 treatment groups for a comparison
• Random Assignment
• More than one person in a group

Question 10

Placebo

Answer 10

Fake treatment

Question 11

Placebo Effect

Answer 11

The person taking the placebo experience a change

Question 12

Control Group

Answer 12

Doesn’t take treatment; Baseline

Question 13

Completely Randomized Design

Answer 13

Good; Random

Question 14

Randomized Block Design

Answer 14

Better; Divide into groups based on a characteristics and then random

Question 15

Paired Design

Answer 15

Best; Everyone does everything