Data that is qualitative AND can be put into order
What is ordinal
100
The set of all measurements, observations, people, etc... of interest.
What is a population?
100
The effect exhibited by subjects that know they are being tested
What is the Hawthorne Effect
100
A researcher creates every possible NCAA tournament bracket and determines the most likely winner. This is an example of a
What is a simulation?
100
Of all the high schools in Virginia, Stafford County Schools are selected and each member of the administration is interviewed about their feelings on standardized testing.
What is a cluster sample?
200
Quantitative data without a meaningful zero (no starting point).
What is interval data?
200
A value that describes a sample
What is a statistic?
200
A harmless treatment typically given to members of a control group.
What is a placebo?
200
A researcher sits outside of a restaurant and notes how much patrons tip the valet. This is an example of a
What is observational study.
200
When Mr. Martin went home for Christmas, he asked his family about the color of ties he should choose (they were who was around). This is an example of a
What is convenience sample?
300
Quantitative data with a meaningful zero (definite starting point)
What is ratio level data?
300
A value that describes a population
What is a parameter
300
When a person receives no treatment but believes he/she has received treatment
What is placebo effect?
300
At the end of his course, Mr. Martin asks his students what math class they will take next. This is an example of
What is a survey?
300
Members of a population are selected by their grade level - 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th - and then 28 members of each group are randomly selected.
What is a stratified sample?
400
Qualitative data that consists of labels, attributes, characteristics, etc...
What is nominal data?
400
A subcollection of a population
What is a sample?
400
The name of the "effect" given to the research group (not the control group)
What is a treatment?
400
In a research study one group is given medication that is believed to lower stress, while another group is given a placebo and told it will lower stress.
What is an experiment?
400
Participants in a study are chosen by having a number from 1 - 1000 assigned to them. Afterwards, a sample of 200 is made from generating numbers from a computer.
What is a random sample?
500
From highest to lowest, what is list the levels of measurement
What is ratio, interval, ordinal, nominal?
500
Information that comes from measurements, observations, counts, etc....
What is data?
500
Factors that influence a study but were not accounted for by a researcher
What are confounding variables?
500
A study that involves collects the data from the entire population.
What is a census?
500
Every 6th student is given a free iTunes gift card. Their reactions are then recorded.