TERM 1
Unit of Observation
DEFINITION 1
Entity from which data are collected
TERM 2
Unit of Analysis
DEFINITION 2
Entity from which conclusions will apply.
TERM 3
Ecological Fallacy
DEFINITION 3
An ecological fallacy are inferences about the nature of
specific individuals are based solely upon aggregate
statistics collected for the group to which those individuals
belong.
TERM 4
3 characteristics of true
experiments
DEFINITION 4
1) Participants are assigned to two or more groups. 2)
Variation in the independent variable takes place before the
dependent variable is measured. 3) All other differences
between the groups are held constant through randomization
and experimental control.
TERM 5
Experimental Group
DEFINITION 5
receives a novel treatment that is the focus of the study.
