Selecting an Experimental Design

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

Consider the design diagram shown.

90 Subjects Random Assignment Treatment 1 Treatment 2 Placebo Compare response across groups

Which design does the diagram most clearly illustrate?

  • A

    Stratified random sampling

  • B

    Matched-pairs design

  • C

    Completely randomized design with three treatment groups

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  • D

    Randomized block design

Explanation

Subjects are randomly assigned to one of three treatments without prior grouping; this is a completely randomized design with three groups.

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