Brianna Mitchell

English 487-2
Dr. Fantuzzi
April 7, 2015
Project 2
Completely randomized designs are the simplest statistical designs for experiments. They
illustrate clearly the principles of control, randomization, and adequate number of subjects.
However, completely randomized designs are often inferior to more elaborate statistical designs.
In particular, matching the subjects in various ways can produce more precise results than simple
randomization. One common design that combines matching with randomization is the matched
pair design. A matched pair design compares just two treatments. Choose pairs of subjects that
are as closely matched as possible. Use chance to decide which subject in a pair gets the first
treatment. The other subject in that pair gets the other treatment. That is, the random assignment
of subjects to treatment is done within each matched pair, not for all subjects at once. Sometimes
each pair in a matched pair design consists of just one subject, who gets both treatments one
after the other. Each subject serves as his or her own control. The order of treatments can
influence the subjects response, so we randomize the order for each subject.
FUNCTION WORDS
are, the, for, they, of, and, however, often, to,
more, in, can, than, one, that, as, with, is, a,
just, which, each, who, his, or, her, can, so,
we two, within, not, for, at, all, once,
sometimes, first

CONTENT WORDS
completely randomized designs simplest
statistical experiments illustrate clearly
principles control randomization adequate
number subjects inferior elaborate particular
matching various ways produce precise
results simple common design combines
matched pair compares treatments choose
pairs closely possible use chance decide
subject treatment other gets random
assignment done consist serves control order
influence response both after own subjects
randomize

COMPOUND WORDS

COMPLEX WORDS
completely randomized designs simplest
statistical experiments clearly principles
randomization subjects matching various
ways results combines matched compares
treatments choose pairs closely gets
assignment
serves
response
subjects
randomize

INFLECTIONAL
DERIVATIONAL
designs simplest experiments principles completely randomized statistical clearly
subjects matching ways results combines randomization various
choose closely
matched compares treatments pairs gets assignment response randomize

serves subjects randomized

STEM
complete
random
statistic
clear
random
vary
choice
close
assign
respond
random

DERIVATION
completely (adverb)
randomized (verb)
statistical (adjective)
clearly (adverb)
randomization (noun)
various (adjective)
choose (verb)
closely (adverb)
assignment (noun)
response (noun)
randomize (verb)

WORD
illustrate
adequate

ORIGIN
Latin
Latin

number

Latin

inferior

Greek
Latin

elaborate Latin
particula
r

ROOT
lustr, lust (light up, shine)
equ, equi ( same similar, even,
fair, uniform, identical)
numer, number, (to count, to
reckon)
nemein (to deal out)
infra, infero, infer (under, below,
beneath)
labor, laborat (work, toil)
cule, cula, culo, culus, culum
(results of the act of, means of)
part, parti (part, parts, to divide)
duc-, -duce, -duct, -ducent,
-ductor, -duction, -ductive,
-ducer, -ducement, -ducation (to
lead, leading; bringing; to take; to
draw along or out)

AFFIX(ES)
in (thoroughly)
ad (toward)

pre (before - both in time

and place)

produce

Latin

precise

Latin

cise, cis, cide (cut, to cut)

simple

Latin

design

Latin

pair
possible

Latin
Latin

chance
decide

Latin
Latin

simal, simil, simul, (to appear, to

seem)
sign (mark, tokem, indication, a
fact, a condition, or a quality)
paria, par (equals)
poten, pot, poss, potent, potence,
potency, potential (power,
strength, ability, able)
cad, cas, cid (to fall, befall)
cise, cis, cide (to cut, cut)

ior (pertaining to)

ular (or relating to or
resembling)
pro (to go before or
forward,, to throw
forward)

de (from, away from,)

de (from, away from)

subject

Latin

consist

Latin

control

Latin

influenc
e

Middle Latin

jet, ject, jecting, jected, jector,

jetctory
-sist (standing, to stay, to make
firm, fixed, cause to stand, to put,
to place, to put in place to stand
stil)
contra, contro, counter, contre
(against, apposed to, opposite,
conflicting, different clashing,
unaccommodating)
fluct, flucti, flux, flum, fluent,
fluence (flow, flowing, moving in
a continuous smooth way, wave,
moving back and forth)

PREFIX
as (to, toward, near, in addition to,
by)
con (with, together)
counter (against, opposite)
de (from, down, away, to do the
opposite, reverse, against)
en (put into make, provise with,
surround with)
re (back, again)
un (not, against, opposite)
assign
assignable
assignably
assignation
assignment

design
designable
desgnedly
designer
designingly
resign
resignation
resignedl
redesignedness

sub (under, below,

beneath)

ROOT

WORD
assign

-sign
(mark token, indication a
fact, a condition or a
quality)

consign
countersign
design
ensign
resign
undesign

consign
consignation
cosignatory
consignment
consignor

countersign
countersignature

ensign

WORD ROOT
sign

undesign
undesignedly