Chapter 1 Vocabulary Crossword

A body of facts information
The subject doesn't know whether he or she is receiving a treatment or a placebo.
Collection of data from every element in a population
Redata resulting from a scale that covers a range of values without gaps, interruptions, or jumps
Study in which data are observed, measured, and collected at one point in time
Sampling in which data are selected because they are readily available
A situation that occurs when the effects from two or more variables cannot be distinguished from each other
Diving the population are into sections, then randomly selecting a few sections and choosing all members of the sections
Procedure in an experiment whereby each element is given same chance
Data with the property that the number of possible values is is either a finite number or a countable number, which results in in 0, 1, 2, etc. possibilities
the subject doesn't know whether he or she is receiving a treatment or placebo and neither does the person administering
Level of measurement of data; characterizes data that can be arranged in order and for which differences between data values are meaningful
collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, summarizing, analyzing, drawing conclusions, etc. based on data
Complete and entire collection of elements to be studied
subset of a population
measured characteristic of a population
measured characteristic of a sample
data consisting of numbers representing counts or measurements
data that can be separated into different categories distinguished by some nonnumeric characteristic
level of measurement of data; characterizes data that consist of names, labels, or categories only
Characterizes data that my be arranged in order, but differences between data values either cannot be determined or are meaningless
Characterizes data that can be arranged in order, of which differences between data values are meaningful, and there is an inherent zero starting point
study in which we observe and measure specific characteristics bt don't attempt to manipulate or modify the subjects being studied
study in which data are collected from the past by going back in time
study of subjects in identified groups sharing common factors, with data collected in the future
effect that occurs when an untreated subject incorrect believes that he or she is receiving a real treatment and reports an improvement in symptoms
group of subjects that are similar in the ways that might affect the outcome of an experiment
repetition of an experiment
sampling in which every Kth element is selected
sampling in which samples are drawn from each stratum
difference between a sample result and the true population result; results from chance sample fluctuations
errors from external factors not related to sampling
sample selected in a way that allows every member of the population to have the same chance of being chosen
Sample of a particular size selected so that every possible sample of the same size has the same chance of being chosen
Design of experiment in which all factors are forced to be constant so that effects of extraneous factors are eliminated