Statistical Studies Flashcards
(18 cards)
An blank observes data that already exist
Observational study
An blank generates data to help identify and draw conclusions about cause and effect relationships
Experiment
In a blank, data are collected at a single point in time
Cross-sectional study
In a blank, data are gathered by following a particular group over a period of time
Longitudinal study
A blank is a study that compiles information from previous studies
Meta-analysis
A blank looks at multiple variables that affect a single event
Case study
A blank is some condition that is applied to a group of subjects in an experiment
Treatment
Blank are people or things being studied in an experiment
Subjects
Blank are people being studied in an experiment
Participants
The blank is a variable in an experiment that responds to treatment
Response variable
The blank is a variable in an experiment that causes the change in the response variable
Explanatory variable
A blank is a group of subjects to which no treatment is applied in an experiment
Control group
A blank is a group of subjects to which researchers apply a treatment in an experiment
Treatment group
Blank are factors other than the treatment that cause an effect on the subject of an experiment
Confounding variables
The blank is a response to a powerful suggestion, rather than the treatment itself, by participants of an experiment
Placebo effect
A blank is a substance that appears identical to the actual treatment but contains no intrinsic benefit elements
Placebo
In a blank, subject do not know if they are in the control or treatment group, but the people interacting with the subjects in the experiment no in which group each subject has been placed
Single blind experiment
In a blank, either the subjects nor the people interacting with the subjects no to which group each subject belongs
Double blind experiment
