Type:
Category:
Volume:
15(3)
Pages:
156-159
Year:
1988
Publisher:
Teaching of Psychology
Abstract:
This article examines the role of random sampling and random assignment in the interpretation of research results. We discuss the random assignment model, which focuses on causal inference, and recommend that both models be taught in introductory methods and statistics courses.
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