To know whether a study is a correlated-samples design or an independent samples design, it is best to: - Identify the dependent variable. - Look at the data. - Identify the independent variable. - Read a description of the procedures of the study.
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Step 1: Define the two designs: a correlated-samples design (within-subjects or matched pairs) means observations in the two samples are related (same participants measured twice or matched pairs); an independent-samples design (between-subjects) means different Show more…
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