When Creating a Confidence Interval Involving Treatment Proportions in an Experiment

question 45

Essay

When creating a confidence interval involving treatment proportions in an experiment, the interpretation of the confidence interval estimate should be worded in terms of what quantities?

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Definitions:

Conformity Pressures

The influence exerted by a group that encourages individuals to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to align with group norms.

Asch

Refers to Solomon Asch, known for his research on conformity, specifically the experiments demonstrating the influence of group pressure on opinions.

Crutchfield Situation

A technique used in social psychology experiments to study conformity, where individuals must make judgments while being exposed to the presumed opinions of others.

Asch Situation

An experiment by Solomon Asch that demonstrated the power of conformity in groups, where individuals often agree with a consensus even if it is clearly incorrect.