Which of These Is an Example of Randomly Assigning Participants

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of randomly assigning participants to conditions in a study?

• A) Susie places the first six people to show up for her study in the experimental group and the next six people in the control group.
• B) Every time a participant shows up for his study, Mark flips a coin to determine which condition to put the participant in.He predetermined that heads is the control group and tails is the experimental group.
• C) Clarice has identified her population of interest as all students attending the local county high school.She then proceeds to randomly choose high school students for her study by having a random number generator generate possible high school ID numbers.
• D) Devon gives his problem-solving task to a group of first graders in the classroom for which he is a student teacher.

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Definitions:

Net Price Method

The net price method accounts for purchases after subtracting discounts, essentially calculating the actual price paid for goods or services after all reductions.

Purchase Discounts Lost

The extra cost incurred by a company for not taking advantage of the discounts offered by suppliers for early payments.

Catalog Price

The price of an item as listed in a catalog, which may be subject to discounts based on various sales promotion strategies.

Perpetual Inventory System

An accounting method where goods are recorded as sold immediately through the use of computer systems, providing a continuous record of inventory.