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Experimental Study |
Research controls experimental units, applies a treatment and then observes effects on subjects (i.e. medical trial) |
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Control Group |
Group in an experimental study to whom the treatment is not applied so as to compare results with treatment group |
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Treatment Group |
Group in an experimental study to whom the treatment is applied so as to compare results with control group |
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Single-blind Experiment |
Experiment where the researcher knows but subject is unaware of whether or not they are in the control or treatment group |
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Double-blind Experiment |
Neither the researcher nor the subject knows who is in the treatment or control group |
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Observational Study |
Researchers merely record variables of interest without controlling groups |
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Prospective Study |
A type of observational study where subjects are selected and then information is recorded as events unfold |
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Retrospective Study |
A type of observational study where subjects are selected and then past data on these subjects is collected |
