RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

CONCEPT OF SAMPLING AND OTHER CONCEPTS RELATED TO SAMPLING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Any action that a researcher has taken in a study to minimize or eliminate the effects of extraneous variables.
A
Control
B
Blind procedure
C
Ethical consideration
D
Generalizability
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By using a consistent environment, experimental design, and randomization, researchers can minimize the effect that potential extraneous variables can have on experiment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Random assignment is the most important technique used to control for confounding variables because it has the ability to control for both known and unknown confounding extraneous variables. Because of this characteristic, you should randomly assign whenever and wherever possible.

Detailed explanation-3: -In an experiment, an extraneous variable is any variable that you’re not investigating that can potentially affect the outcomes of your research study. If left uncontrolled, extraneous variables can lead to inaccurate conclusions about the relationship between independent and dependent variables.

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