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II. Sampling and Experiments

 

 

A. Data Collection

 

 

1.  Census

 

 

2. Sample Survey

exp with random selection

http://www.causeweb.org/mouse_experiment/

Efffect of Sample Size http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~west/applets/samplemean.html 

3. Experiment

 

 

4.  Observational Study

 

 

B. Surveys

 

 

1. Good Survey

 

 

2. Pop. Sample, SRS

 

 

3. Bias

 

 

4. SRS, Stratified, Cluster

 

 

C. Experiments

simulates a 2-condition experiment

http://onlinestatbook.com/stat_sim/repeated_measures/index.html

1. Good Experiment

 

 

2. Treatment

 

 

Control

 

 

Experimental Units,

 

 

Replication

 

 

3. Bias

 

 

    Confounding

 

 

    Placebo

 

 

    Blinding

 

 

4. Randomized Design

random generator tool

http://www.randomizer.org/

5. Block/Matched Pairs

 

 

D.  Generalization