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Suppose an Increase in Interest Rates Causes Rising Unemployment and Falling

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Suppose an increase in interest rates causes rising unemployment and falling output. To counter this, the Federal Reserve would


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Experimenter Bias

A type of bias that occurs when the experimenter's expectations influence the outcome of a research study.

Statistically Significant

Statistically significant refers to a result that is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, according to a predetermined threshold of probability, indicating a likely genuine effect.

Double-blind Study

A double-blind study is a research design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to eliminate bias.

Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested, as opposed to the control group.

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