Question

Hector measures participants based on a variable of interest and rank orders them according to their scores. he then places them in pairs in which each member has approximately the same score as the other member in the pair. the members of each pair are then randomly assigned to the conditions in the experiment. hector's method of participant assignment is an example of a(n) _____ design.

Answer 1

Hector's method of participant assignment is an example of a "matched pairs" design.

A matched pairs design is the point at which you have distinctive members in two unique conditions, yet you coordinate them as per certain factors, for example, age, identity, sexual orientation, IQ and so forth.