What Does the Term Manipulation Mean in the Context of Performing

question 42

Multiple Choice

What does the term manipulation mean in the context of performing an experiment?

• A)the ability to design an experiment so that participants react in certain predetermined ways
• B)the ability to change a variable in order to determine its causal powers
• C)the ability to hold constant third variables
• D)the ability to control the responses of research participants

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Definitions:

Sample Point

An element of the sample space. A sample point represents an experimental outcome.

Statistical Experiments

Designed investigations that manipulate variables to observe effects and establish cause-and-effect relationships in data.

Outcome

The result or consequence of an experiment, action, or occurrence.

Prior Probabilities

Initial estimates of the probabilities of events.