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What is Validity?

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When variables controlled so that any measured effect is likely to be due to the independent variable.

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What is Reliability?

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Consistent values in repeats and independent replicates.

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What is Accuracy?

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When data, or means of data sets, are close to the true value.

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What is Precision?

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When measured values are close to each other.

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What is integral to the development of an investigation?

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A pilot study

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What is a pilot study used to do?

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To help plan procedures, assess validity and check techniques.

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What does a pilot study allow for?

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This allows evaluation and modification of experimental design

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The use of a pilot study can ensure?

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An appropriate range of values for the independent variable

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In addition a pilot study allows the investigator to?

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Establish the number of repeat measurements required to give a representative value for each independent datum point

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An independent variable is the variable that is?

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Changed in a scientific experiment.

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A dependent variable is the variable being?

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Measured in a scientific experiment. Independent and dependent variables can be continuous or discrete

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Experiments involve the manipulation of the?

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Independent variable by the investigator

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The experimental treatment group is compared to a?

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Control group

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The control of laboratory conditions allows for?

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Simple experiments to be conducted more easily than in the field.

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A drawback of a simple experiment is that?

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Its findings may not be applicable to a wider setting.

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A multifactorial experiment involves?

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A combination of more than one independent variable or combination of treatments.

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Investigators may use groups that? What does this mean?

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Already exist, so there is no truly independent variable

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Observational studies are good at detecting? What are they not useful for?

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Correlation, but since they do not directly test a hypothesis, they are less useful for determining causation

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In observational studies the independent variable is not? Why?

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Directly controlled by the investigator, for ethical or logistical reasons.

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Due to the complexities of biological systems what may affect the dependent variable?

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Other variables besides the independent variable

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Confounding variables must be held… if this isn’t possible what else happens?

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Constant if possible, or at least monitored so that their effect on the results can be accounted for in the analysis

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In cases where confounding variables cannot easily be controlled, what could be used?

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A randomised block design could be used

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Randomised blocks of treatment and control groups can be distributed in such a way that the influence of what?

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Any confounding variable is likely to be the same across the treatment and control groups.

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Control results are used for?

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Comparison with the results of treatment groups

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The negative control provides results in the?

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Absence of a treatment.

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A positive control is a?

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Treatment that is included to check that the system can detect a positive result when it occurs.

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Placebos can be included as?

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A treatment without the presence of the independent variable being investigated.

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Placebo effect is a?

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Measurable change in the dependent variable as a result of a patient’s expectations, rather than changes in the independent variable.

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In vitro refers to?

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The technique of performing a given procedure in a controlled environment outside of a living organism.

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Examples of in vitro experiments include?

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Cells growing in culture medium, proteins in solution, purified organelles.

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In vivo refers to?

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Experimentation using a whole, living organism

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Where it is impractical to measure every individual, what sort of sample is selected?

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Representative sample of the population is selected

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The extent of the natural variation within a population determines?

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The appropriate sample size

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More variable populations require a larger?

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Sample size

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A representative sample should share the same…

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Mean and the same degree of variation about the mean as the population as a whole

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With random sampling members of the population have an equal chance of…

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Being selected.

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In systematic sampling, members of a population are selected at?

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Regular intervals.

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In stratified sampling, the population is?

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Divided into categories that are then sampled proportionally.

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In ecological studies, use… To select?

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Random numbers to select quadrats for sampling.

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Establish sample size by?

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Determining a travelling mean or the cumulative total of species in quadrats.

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How can you systematically sample an environment?

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By the use of line or belt transects

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Use stratified sampling to sample… using a standard formula to calculate the?

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Habitats that are not uniform, using a standard formula to calculate the number of samples from each area.

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Variation in experimental results may be due to?

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The reliability of measurement methods and/or inherent variation in the specimens

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The reliability of measuring instruments or procedures can be determined by?

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Repeated measurements or readings of an individual datum point.

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The variation observed indicates? But not…

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The precision of the measurement instrument or procedure but not necessarily its accuracy.

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How do you determine the precision of a measuring procedure?

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By repeated measurements, and the accuracy of a measuring procedure by calibration against a known standard.

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The natural variation in the biological material being used can be determined by?

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Measuring a sample of individuals from the population

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The mean of repeated measurements will give an?

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Indication of the true value being measured

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The range of values is a measure of the?

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Extent of variation in the results

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If there is a narrow range then the…

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Variation is low

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Independent replication should be carried out to produce?

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Independent data sets

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Overall results can only be considered reliable if they can be achieved?

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Consistently.

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Independent data sets should be compared to determine the?

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Reliability of the results

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Discrete and continuous variables give rise to what kinds of data?

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Qualitative, quantitative, or ranked data

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What is qualitative data? How can it be measured?

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Subjective and descriptive. Quantitative data can be measured objectively, usually with a numerical value.

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Ranked data refers to?

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The data transformation in which numerical values are replaced by their rank when the data are sorted from lowest to highest.

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The type of variable being investigated has consequences for any?

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Graphical display or statistical tests that may be used

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Correlation exists if there is a?

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Relationship between two variables

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Correlation is an association and does not?

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Imply causation.

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Causation exists if the changes in the values of the independent variable are?

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Known to cause changes to the value of the dependent variable

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A positive correlation exists when?

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An increase in one variable is accompanied by an increase in the other variable.

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A negative correlation exists when?

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An increase in one variable is accompanied by a decrease in the other variable.

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Strength of correlation is proportional to?

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spread of values from the line of best fit.

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