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kamilo84

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In an experiment comparing two treatments, the researcher assigns participants to treatment conditions so that each condition has 15 seven-year-old children and 10 eight-year-old children. For this study, what method is being used to control participant age?
 
  a. randomization
 b. matching
 c. holding constant
 d. limiting the range

Question 2

The best estimate of a population parameter is the ____.
 
  a. standard error
 b. sample statistic
 c. sample parameter
  d. standard statistic


GCabra

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b


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kamilo84

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Reply #2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Thank you


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