Q) When subjects receive subtle cues from the researchers about what outcomes are expected, the effect is called
relying on memory or second hand sources. |
an Experimenter Effect. |
a cause and effect relationship. |
extending results inappropriately |
Q)
Decide if the sample is representative (or not) of the population for the question of interest.
Question: Proportion of people who intend to vote in the next presidential election.
Sample: 100 baseball fans at a baseball game.
Population: All voters in the next presidential election.
Q)
Decide if the sample is representative (or not) of the population for the question of interest.
Question: Average age of people in Salt Lake City.
Sample: 10 people picked randomly from all people living in Salt Lake City.
Population: All people living in Salt Lake City.
(1)
Correct option:
an Experimenter Effect
EXPLANATION:
Experimenter effect is nn influence exerted by the experimenter's expectations on the results of an experiment.
(2)
The sample is not representative of the population for the question of interest.
(3)
The sample is representative of the population for the question of interest.
Q) When subjects receive subtle cues from the researchers about what outcomes are expected, the effect...
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