IS 271: Experimental Design Cheat Sheet

Experiment Design Report: Due on the 27th of October

Just describe the skeleton of the experiment

The variables: IV, DV and confounding

Hypothesis

Any reports of Pre Pilot Tests

(Note. Use the format below.  I will email a format for reporting validities)

PROBLEM STATEMENT                             

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES                                  

Independent Variable 1                        

Levels 

1         

2         

 

3

 

Independent Variable 2                        

Levels 

1

 

2

 

3

 

 

Independent Variable 3                        

Levels

1

2

 

3

 

DEPENDENT VARIABLES                          

Dependent Variable 1                          

Possible Measures       

1         

2         

3

 

DV 2                           

Possible Measures       

1         

2         

3

DV 3                           

Possible Measures       

1         

2         

3

SPECIFIC HYPOTHESIS                             

1                                             

2                                             

3                                             

CONFOUNDING VARIABLES                                           

Name of Variable                     Possible Effect              Method of Control

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

VALIDITY

External Validity

(generalizability)

Internal Validity

(relationship between cause and effect)

 

Construct Validity

(relationhsip between constructs and its measures)