AMDM Vocabulary Flashcards

A representative subset of a population, examined in hope of learning about the population.

A sample that consists of the entire population.

<p>A numerically valued attribute of a model for a population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Values calculated for sampled data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A study based on data in which no manipulation of factors has been employed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An experiment manipulates factor levels to create treatments, randomly assigns subjects to these treatments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals on whom an experiment is performed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process, intervention, or other controlled circumstance applied to randomly assigned experimental units.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When an observed difference is too large to be likely due to chance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The experimental units assigned to a baseline treatment level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any individual associated with an experiment who is not aware of how subjects have been allocated to treatment groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An experiment where neither the subjects nor those administering treatments are aware of treatment allocations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A treatment known to have no effect, administered to create comparable conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tendency of subjects to respond even when administered a placebo.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hypothesis accepted if the null is rejected.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Collecting data throughout the scientific process to test hypotheses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A fact is a statement that can be checked for truthfulness; an opinion cannot be proven true or false.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A hypothesis predicting no difference between experimental conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An individual involved in a study where the researcher is actively engaged.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The true mean of the entire population, often estimated using the sample mean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Influence change in feelings or mood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A series of written questions about attitudes and behaviors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A question answered by an experiment or series of experiments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The mean of a sample used to estimate the true mean of a population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Factors that affect study findings such as a small sample or unique settings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system of moral principles governing people's conduct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A written agreement to participate in a study made by an informed adult.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A small-scale research study used to test the feasibility of a project.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Data gathered yourself, not from secondary sources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Data already collected for a purpose other than the current study.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The average value found by adding all values together and dividing by the total number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The range of outcomes expected for a population based on sample data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A survey of selected groups within a population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Creating a sample using data from a readily available population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The population to which results from a sample survey are meant to generalize.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assigning participants to experimental and control conditions by chance.</p> Signup and view all the answers