AMDM Unit 3 Vocab
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| Observational Study | Research in which data is collected, by observation or survey, about some characteristic of the population.
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| Experimental Study | Research in which the researcher separates participants into two or more groups, applies some sort of treatment, then compares the results.
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| Treatment | Something that researchers administer to participants in an experimental study
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| Variable of Interest | Measured result in an experimental study
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| Control Group | A group in an experimental study that does not receive a treatment
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| Placebo Effect | A phenomenon in which a person, who is receiving an inactive drug or treatment, experiences similar or the same effects as someone receiving the active drug or treatment.
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| Hypothesis | An assumption or guess
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| Population | The entire collection of items or subjects that are the focus of concern in a study.
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| Research Question | A question that states what a researcher will attempt to answer and that guides research design
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| Primary Data | Data that you collect directly. Examples are experiments, surveys, or observations
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| Secondary Data | Data that have been collected by someone else and are available to the researcher. Examples are the internet, printed materials, or historical documents.
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| Pilot Study | A small-scale version of a research plan.
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| Institutional Review Board | A group that must approve all study design plans
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| FDA | A group that performs inspections of IRB’s to ensure that they are working effectively.
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| Margin of Error | Represents a range in a study.
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| Pollsters | A group that collects data regarding elections.
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| Simple Random Sampling | The researcher chooses the sample from the entire population through a randomization method.
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| Stratified Random Sampling | The researcher separates the population into a number of strata and then takes a random sample within each strata.
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| Systematic Sampling | The researcher separates the population into evenly sized groups, randomly selects one participant in the first group and then selects the nth participant from each other group.
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| Cluster Sampling | The researcher separates the population into groups and then randomly selects some of these groups to participate.
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| Convenience Sampling | The researcher selects participants based on easy accessibility.
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