AP Statistics Flashcards: Selecting An Experimental Design

Study Selecting An Experimental Design in AP Statistics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the main purpose of blinding in experiments?

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ANSWER

To prevent bias in treatment administration and assessment. Eliminates placebo effects and experimenter bias.

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This deck focuses on Selecting An Experimental Design, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP Statistics.

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A researcher wants to compare four study strategies (flashcards, practice tests, rereading, and summarizing) on a vocabulary test. Students' prior vocabulary level (low vs high, based on a pretest) is expected to strongly affect outcomes. The researcher has 80 students total and can assign each student to only one strategy. Which experimental design is most appropriate?
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