Unless the Operational Costs of the New System Are Significantly

question 46

True/False

Unless the operational costs of the new system are significantly less than the old system, the cost of parallel operation can be as much as four times greater than the old system alone.

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Definitions:

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation, often tested statistically.

Confounding Variables

External variables that can affect the outcome of an experiment, making it difficult to establish a clear cause-and-effect relationship.

Random Assignment

The assignment of participants to categories of an independent variable such that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to each category.

Systematic Observation

An observational method that involves structured, consistent procedures for recording and analyzing phenomena.