Practice - Experiment Design - 5.4.2
Practice Questions
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What is an independent variable?
💡 Hint: It's what the experimenter changes.
Why are control variables important?
💡 Hint: Think about what might affect your results.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of control variables?
💡 Hint: Think about what you'll hold constant in your study.
True or False: In a within-subject design, each participant experiences only one condition.
💡 Hint: Remember what 'within' means!
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Challenge Problems
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Design an empirical study to test a new social media app's interface. Outline the IV, DV, potential control variables, and a proposed number of participants. Justify your choices.
💡 Hint: Think about how you measure user engagement statistically.
Discuss the implications of having too few participants in your study regarding external validity.
💡 Hint: Consider how results generalize to a wider audience.
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