Consider the Following Hypothetical Situation: You Are Planning a Study

question 57

Short Answer

Consider the following hypothetical situation: You are planning a study in which you will administer IQ tests and attitude questionnaires to a representative sample of college students and professors in the U.S. You are meeting with members of the institutional review board of each college to explain the purpose of the study. Two of the committee members ask you the following question, "You plan to use students and professors as participants in an experiment. What steps are you taking to protect their rights as individuals?" What are two desirable steps that you could mention?

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Definitions:

Natural Tolerances

The inherent variability found within a natural process or system's parameters.

Normal Distribution

It is characterized by a symmetric shape around the mean, where data samples are more densely populated close to the mean and less so the farther they are from it.

Inside Diameter

The measure of the distance across the innermost part of a hollow object or space.

Lower Control Limit

A threshold value in statistical process control below which a process is considered to be out of control on the lower side.