Study Guide for Research Methods Final Exam - Study Guide...

Study Guide for Research Methods
Final Exam :)
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1. The max-min-con principle- what are the sources of variance (good and bad) and how do we
control variance with our research design?

 If you can’t eliminate an error or confound you should at least try to measure it
so that it can be accounted for adequately.
 You have to be aware of as many sources of error as possible while
acknowledging that you cannot catch everything
 How to fix?