RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLES IN PSYCHOLOGY
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the way in which you assign members of the random sample to the control or experimental group
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the person you are doing an experiment on; a member of the random sample who has been randomly assigned.
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the group you are doing the actual experiment on; They should all have had the same chance of being selected from the population.
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the group being experimented on or acted upon by the independent variable.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: A random sample is defined as a selection of individuals or objects from a larger population in such a way that each member of the population has an equal and independent chance of being selected.
Detailed explanation-2: -Random sampling is a method of choosing a sample of observations from a population to make assumptions about the population. It is also called probability sampling. The counterpart of this sampling is Non-probability sampling or Non-random sampling.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is simple random sampling? Simple random sampling is a type of probability sampling in which the researcher randomly selects a subset of participants from a population. Each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stratified random sample: The population is first split into groups. The overall sample consists of some members from every group. The members from each group are chosen randomly.