MATH 225N Week 1 Evidence, Claims, and types Questions and Answers

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MATH 225N Week 1 Evidence, Claims, and types Questions and Answers 1. A study is planned to research the effects of drinking coffee on hours of sleep. Would an experimental or observational study des... ign be more appropriate? ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ An observational study should be used because it is not possible to control whether or not a person drinks coffee. An observational study should be used because it is not possible to control the number of hours of sleep a person has. An experimental study should be used where the consumption of coffee is the experimental factor. An experimental study should be used where the number of hours of sleep is the experimental factor. 2. A researcher is interested in the effects of watching videos just before bed on the quality of sleep. Which of the following claims would be appropriate for this situation? Select only one answer choice. ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ Watching videos just before bed reduces quality of sleep. More than 60% of people watch videos just before going to bed. Watching 1 hour of video just before going to bed reduces the number of minutes of REM sleep by more than 10%. Watching 1 hour of video just before going to bed reduces the quality of sleep. 3. In a psychological study aimed at testing a medicine for reducing stress levels, the researcher grouped the participants into 2groups and gave the stress-reduction pill to one group and a placebo pill to another group. In the description of the above situation, determine the experimental group. ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ The group that received the stress-reduction pill is the experimental group. The group that received the placebo pill is the experimental group. Both the groups are experimental groups. Neither group is an experimental group. 4. In a survey conducted to find out the feedback of a sports program organized in a club, the organizers asked the respondents to classify their feedback as good, fair, poor, and bad. Is the study observational or experimental? If it is an experiment, what is the controlled factor? ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ The study is an observational study. The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the feedback. The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the ratings. The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the respondents. 5. In a survey conducted to find out the feedback of a sports program organized in a club, the organizers asked the respondents to classify their feedback as good, fair, poor, and bad. Is the study observational or experimental? If it is an experiment, what is the controlled factor? ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ The study is an observational study. The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the feedback. The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the ratings. The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the respondents. 6. A study was performed with a random sample of 513 bolts produced at one factory. What population would be appropriate for generalizing conclusions from the study, assuming the data collection methods used did not introduce biases? ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ The conclusions would apply to all bolts produced by that factory. The conclusions would apply to all bolts produced by any factory run by the same company. The conclusions would apply to all bolts of the same type produced by any manufacturer. The conclusions apply only to the bolts in the sample. 7. A researcher wants to find out the effect of the amount of protein eaten at breakfast on the aerobic performance of runners. Would an experimental or observational study design be more appropriate? ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ An experimental study should be used where the aerobic performance is the controlled factor. An experimental study should be used where the amount of protein eaten at breakfast is the controlled factor. An observational study should be used because the aerobic performance of the runners cannot be directly controlled. An observational study should be used because the amount of protein eaten at breakfast cannot be controlled. 8. In the description of the following experiment, determine the experimental factor. A pharmaceutical company conducted an experiment to test a breakfast drink for school children. The company enrolled students for the experiment in the age group of 6 to 10 and divided them into two groups. One group received the new breakfast drink with their normal breakfast, and the other group drank the same amount of a similar looking juice. Identify the experimental factor. ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ the amount of drink given to each group the students in the two groups the students who received the new breakfast drink the type of drink given to each group 9. A study was performed with a random sample of 200 people from one college. What population would be appropriate for generalizing conclusions from the study, assuming the data collection methods used did not introduce biases? ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ The conclusions should apply to all people in the same country. The conclusions should apply to all people within the same city as the college. The conclusions should apply to people at that particular college. The conclusions should apply to people at any college. The conclusions apply only to the sample. 10. A team of physicians is studying a weight-loss pill. They recruited volunteers for a study. The volunteers were in the age group of 30 to 35 and were more than 40 pounds overweight. The physicians gave the new weight-loss pill pack to one group. The other group received a pill pack that resembled the new weight-loss pill pack but was a placebo. In the description of the above situation, determine the experimental group. ________________________________________ Select the correct answer below: ________________________________________ The group that received the new weight-loss pill pack is the experimental group. The group that received a pill pack resembling the new weight-loss pill pack (the placebo pack) is the experimental group. Both the groups are experimental groups. Neither group is an experimental group. ........................continued........... [Show More]

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