Dr. Gillespie conducts an experiment on childhood aggression. She has two groups in her experiment. She places participants into each group by flipping a coin. Heads places them in group A; tails places them in group B. In this experiment, Dr. Gillespie has satisfied the requirement of___________.
Social Studies · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Dr. Gillespie has satisfied the requirement of random assignment. Random assignment involves using chance procedures (like flipping a coin) to ensure that each participant has an equal opportunity to be assigned to any given group. This helps to control for potential biases and ensures that any differences observed between the groups are less likely to be due to pre-existing differences among the participants.