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States vocabulary

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Observational study   a study based on data with no manipulation used  
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retrospective study   subjects are selected and than their previous conditions or behaviors are determined. Not based on random sampling Focus on estimating differences between groups or associations between variables  
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prospective study   subjects are followed to observe future outcomes. No treatment are applied. Not an experiment. Focus on estimating differences among groups during the study  
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experiment   manipulates factor levels to create treatments, randomly assigns subjects to these treatments levels. Compares the responses of subject groups across treatments levels.  
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random assignment   an experiment must assign experimental units to treatment groups at random.  
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factor   a variable whose levels are controlled by the experimenter.  
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response   a variable whose values are compared across different treatments.  
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experimental units   individuals on whom an experiment is performed. Can be called subjects or participants  
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level   the specific values that the experimenter chooses for a factor  
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treatment   the process, intervention, or other controlled circumstance applied to randomly assigned experimental units. the Explanatory variable  
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Principles of experimental design   Control, Randomize, Replicate, Block  
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Control   make conditions as similar as possible for all treatment groups.  
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Randomize   equalize the effects of unkown or uncontrollable source of variation  
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Replicate   over as many subjects as possible. Results from a single subject are just anecdotes.  
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Block   the only difference in the control group and the experimental group is the 1 thing we are testing.  
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statistically significant   when an observed difference is too lrge for us to believe that it is likely to have occured naturally.  
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control group   the experimental units assigned to a baseline treatment level.  
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Blinding   don't let the patient know if they are in the control group or the experimental group.  
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single-blind, double blind   these are two main classes of individuals who can affect the outcome of an experiment: those who could influence the results (subjects, technicians). Those who evaluate the results (juges, physicians)  
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placebo effect   people think they feel differently just because they know they are being tested  
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2 ways to replicate   use several subjects, or replicate the entire experiment on another group  
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extraneous factors   factors that are not being experimented with but may be influencing the outcome. Eliminate this by blocking.  
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confounded variables   factors that can't be distinguished between which one is affecting the outcome.  
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placebo   a treatment known to have no effect.  
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match   reduces unwanted variation  
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2 types of designs   completely randomized design, and randomized block design  
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completely randomized design   all experimental units have an equal chance of receiving any treatment  
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randomized block design   the randomization occurs only within blocks  
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