Key Terms
Research Design
Evaluating Research Findings
Popular Questions
BONUS
100
The design of a study, in the medical research
What is Protocol
100
The characteristic of interest concerning a targeted population.
What is a question to answer?
100
Where research studies are often reported.
What is a newspaper?
100
A small sample can suggest areas for further research.
What is sample?
100
A group of subjects from the sample who are exposed to a special treatment.
What is a control group?
200
The use of specific methods for comparing groups of subjects.
What is Controlled?
200
The speculation about what will be discovered from the research.
What is a hypothesis?
200
A general phrase used when making claims.
What is "experts believe"?
200
If the sample can be represented, reliable, and not biased.
What make the study reliable?
200
A sugar pill or harmless substance that has no effect.
What is a placebo?
300
Two groups, people or animals, who are alike in all significant aspects needed for research.
What is subjects?
300
Randomly selected and representative of the target population.
What is a sample?
300
All the important factors that have been considered.
What is alternative explanations?
300
The substance the experimental group is exposed to.
What is an independent variable?
400
Probable that the reported effect will occur again in similar circumstances.
What is Statistically Significant?
400
The observation made by the researchers as he or she completes the study.
What is a data?
400
In the studies being conducted, neither the experimenter or participants know which is the control and which is the experimental group.
What is double blind studies?
500
Weeding out extraneous factors that could affect the outcome of a study.
What is control?
500
The data that is compiled after the researchers complete the study.
What is a conclusion?
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