between-subjects design

noun

1. modifier statistics (of an experiment) concerned with measuring the value of the dependent variable for distinct and unrelated groups subjected to each of the experimental conditions Compare within-subjects design matched-pairs design

Example Sentences

Using fMRI is only practical with small numbers of volunteers, so she looks at how the same people respond when they have been primed and when they haven’t: a ‘within-subjects’ design, in contrast to the ‘between-subjects’ design of priming studies that use a control group.

From Scientific American

Using fMRI is only practical with small numbers of volunteers, so she looks at how the same people respond when they have been primed and when they haven’t: a ‘within-subjects’ design, in contrast to the ‘between-subjects’ design of priming studies that use a control group.

From Nature