Collecting data (AQA GCSE Statistics): Flashcards
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What defines an uncontrolled experiment?
What defines an uncontrolled experiment?
Research in natural settings with uncontrolled variables.
Example of an explanatory variable in a field experiment?
Example of an explanatory variable in a field experiment?
The new treatment being tested in a study.
What is a response variable?
What is a response variable?
The outcome measured in an experiment.
Identify an extraneous variable in a study.
Identify an extraneous variable in a study.
Factors like sleep affecting student performance.
What is a field experiment?
What is a field experiment?
Research in natural settings with some control.
Example of a natural experiment?
Example of a natural experiment?
Studying accident rates after speed limit changes.
Advantages of uncontrolled experiments?
Advantages of uncontrolled experiments?
Results reflect real-life behavior and settings.
Disadvantages of uncontrolled experiments?
Disadvantages of uncontrolled experiments?
Hard to control extraneous variables affecting results.
What distinguishes field experiments from natural experiments?
What distinguishes field experiments from natural experiments?
Field experiments have some control; natural have none.
How to analyze an uncontrolled experiment?
How to analyze an uncontrolled experiment?
Identify type, variables, and extraneous factors.