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Experiment

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000669

Procedure in which survey respondents are randomly assigned to receive some treatment (or none) and the effect of that treatment is measured to test a hypothesis.

Note: Elements of the survey or the survey protocols may be manipulated.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000669
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000669",
  "term": "Experiment",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Procedure in which survey respondents are randomly assigned to receive some treatment (or none) and the effect of that treatment is measured to test a hypothesis.\n\nNote: Elements of the survey or the survey protocols may be manipulated.",
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/experiment/"
}

Record 658 of 2,141 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.