Random allocation
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Reference: AQA
The control used in an independent groups design, where a different set of people does each condition, to deal with participant variables between the groups.
A method ensuring every participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any condition, reducing participant variables.
Allocating people at random so that participant variables are spread out in an independent measures design.
Topics that use Random allocation
- Scientific processes (AQA A-Level)
- Planning and conducting research (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Counterbalancing
- event sampling
- operationalisation
- order effects
- participant variables
- representativeness
- time sampling
- Absenteeism and productivity
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