Random Assignment Differs from Random Selection Because

question 115

Multiple Choice

Random assignment differs from random selection because:

• A) random assignment deals with how participants for a study are chosen to begin with, whereas random selection deals with how participants in a sample are assigned to levels of the independent variable.
• B) random assignment deals with how participants in a sample are assigned to levels of the independent variable, whereas random selection deals with how participants for a study are chosen to begin with.
• C) random assignment is rarely achieved, but random selection is almost always achieved.
• D) random assignment must be performed by the experimenter who is carrying out the study, but random selection can be carried out at the analysis stage.

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Definitions:

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