AtlasSession 3L7: Systematic errorsp.3–8, 70–71
Study designs primer
- Study designs primer
- Next: What is systematic error
Fig. 1
Lab-notebook study cards into the p.7 tree of quantitative research
Fig. 1, Watched, did something, or words? (First look): 4 cards dealt; 0 sorted right, 4 still to sort. Bins: Watched 0; Did something 0; Words, not numbers 0.
- Right so far
- 0 of 4
- Still to sort
- 4
- Observational
- 0
- Quasi-experimental
- 0
- Experimental
- 0
Variable Sorter · First look
Level 1 · First look · Lecture 7 · p.3–8, 70–71
Say whether a researcher watched or did something, and whether groups were compared.
Place any quantitative study in the p.7 tree (observational: descriptive or analytical; quasi-experimental; experimental) and explain why every experiment is analytical.
Watching vs doing (the step you are on)
A birdwatcher only counts birds; a gardener tries a new fertiliser. Sort the two.
A birdwatcher only watches; a gardener who tries a new fertiliser does something. The team that put sponges in rats did something: 4 cards to sort.