chapter 1 vocab.

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Across
  1. 2. chance of an event occurring
  2. 3. variable-the resultant variable
  3. 5. study- a study that uses intact groups rather than random assignment of subjects to groups
  4. 7. of all subjects (human or otherwise) that are being studied
  5. 10. variables-can assume an infinite number of values between any two specific values. They are obtained by measuring. They often include fractions and decimals.
  6. 11. sample-subjects are selected by random numbers
  7. 12. variable-in an experimental study is the one that is being manipulated by the researcher.
  8. 14. variables-are variables that can be placed into distinct categories, according to some characteristic or attribute.
  9. 15. group-the group that received the special instruction is called the treatment group while the other is called
  10. 16. a characteristic or attribute that can assume different values
  11. 17. variable-variables whose values are determined by chance are
  12. 18. variable-the resultant variable
  13. 19. and hypothesis tests, determining relationships among variables, and making predictions
  14. 20. group-the group that received the special instruction is called the
Down
  1. 1. statistics-consists of generalizing from samples to populations, performing
  2. 4. variable-the independent variable is also
  3. 6. variable-is one that influences the dependent or outcome variable but was not separated from the independent variable.
  4. 8. a group of subjects selected from a population
  5. 9. effect-researchers found that the subjects who knew they were participating in an experiment actually changed their behavior in ways that affected the results of the study.
  6. 13. variables-assume values that can be counted
  7. 14. variables-are numerical and can be ordered or ranked