Counterbalancing

How it is used

Report which orders were used and how they were allocated.

Example sentences

1. We used counterbalancing so that half the participants read the difficult text first.

   Different orders reduce a systematic first-task advantage.

2. Despite counterbalancing, fatigue remained a possible explanation for lower scores.

   The procedure reduces order effects without guaranteeing their removal.

Common collocations

• use counterbalancing
• counterbalancing procedure

Related terms

• study designThe overall plan for how a study will answer its research question, including methods, sample, measures, and timing.
• limitationA weakness or restriction in a study's design, sample or methods that affects how far its findings can be generalized or trusted.

More terms: Research Design

• research
• research question
• hypothesis
• methodology
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• quantitative
• sample
• participant
• questionnaire
• case study
• carry out
• validity