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How to find a curvilinear relationship
Ans: need 3+ levels of IV
in order to find an interaction between two or more variables
Ans: you would use a factorial design
what is the main effect in a factorial design?
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Ans: the independent variable (IV)
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IV x PV design
Ans: A factorial design that includes both an experimental independent
variable (IV) and a nonexperimental participant variable (PV).
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what does a factorial design do?
Ans: Allows researchers to examine how different individuals respond
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to the same manipulated IV
the amount of variables...
Ans: demonstrates the amount of MAIN EFFECTS that are possible
How many conditions would a 2x2 factorial design have?
Ans: 4
*multiply the numbers
correlation coefficient
Ans: indicates the direction and strength of the relationship between
two variable
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positive correlation
Ans: both variables increase or decrease together
negative correlation
Ans: the relationship between two variables in which one variable
increases as the other variable decreases
no correlation
Ans: There is no relationship between data sets.
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why use scatterplots?
Ans: to determine the relationship between variables
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type I error
Ans: relationship between two variables when the relationship DOES
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NOT really exist
think of a judge sending an INNOCENT man to jail
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Type II error
Ans: An error that occurs when a researcher concludes that the
independent variable had no effect on the dependent variable, when in
truth it did; a "false negative"
what do true experimental designs use
Ans: random assignment
What do quasi experimental designs lack?
Ans: random assignment
what do quasi-experiments attempt
Ans: to approximate the control features of true experiments