There's a positive association between ice cream sales and the number of people who drown. Does that mean eating ice cream causes people to drown?

No, there are other lurking variables causing a common response

Yes, one clearly causes the other

A study found that the correlation coefficient between SAT scores and college grades was r = 0.52. Does this mean that your score on the SAT causes your college grades?

No, common response shows that such lurking variables as academic ability, study habits, etc. also affect college grades

Yes, that's a moderate positive correlation, so SAT scores cause college grades.

No, that's a moderate positive correlation, so SAT scores can't cause college grades.

A program exists to encourage more middle school students to major in math and science when they go to college. The organizers of the program want to estimate the proportion of students who, after completing the program, go on to major in math or science in college. The organizers will select a sample of students from a list of all students who completed the program. Which of the following sampling methods describes a stratified random sample?

Randomly select 25 names from the female students on the list and randomly select 25 names from the male students on the list.

Select all female students on the list.

Randomly select 50 students on the list.

Randomize the names on the list and then select every tenth student on the randomized list.

Randomly select 50 students on the list who are attending college.

A pharmaceutical company manufactures medicine to reduce pain caused by migraine headaches. The company is investigating whether a new medicine is more effective in reducing pain than the current medicine. A random sample of 500 participants who experience migraines was selected, and the participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups of equal size. The first group received the current medicine and the second group received the new medicine. When a participant experienced a migraine, he or she was instructed to take the medicine and, 15 minutes after taking the medicine, to rate the pain relief on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being no relief to 10 being complete relief. At the end of six months, the average pain relief for each participant was calculated. Which of the following is the best description of the study?

An experiment using a completely randomized design

An experiment using a matched-pairs design

An observational study using a simple random sample

An observational study using a cluster sample

An observational study using a stratified sample

The transportation department of a large city wants to estimate the proportion of residents who would use a system of aerial gondolas to commute to work. The gondolas would be part of the city’s effort to relieve traffic congestion. The department asked a random sample of residents whether they would use the gondolas. The residents could respond with yes, no, or maybe. Which of the following is the best description of the method for data collection used by the department?

An experiment with a completely randomized design

An experiment with a randomized block design

An experiment with a matched-pairs design

As part of a study on facility needs, the administrators of a university wanted to estimate the percent of students who use the exercise facilities on a regular basis. From the 34,000 students who attend the university, a random sample of 370 male students and 400 female students was selected. Of the 770 students selected, 493 students indicated that they use the exercise facilities on a regular basis. What are the population and the sample of the study?

The population is the 34,000 students who attend the university, and the sample is the 770 students who were selected.

The population is the 770 students who were selected, and the sample is the 493 students who indicated that they use the exercise facilities on a regular basis.

The population is the 770 students who were selected, and the sample is whether each student in the survey uses the exercise facility on a regular basis.

The population is the 34,000 students who attend the university, and the sample is whether each student in the survey is male or female.

The population is the 34,000 students who attend the university, and the sample is the 493 students who indicated that they use the exercise facilities on a regular basis.

Researchers conducted a study to investigate the effects of soft drink consumption on fat stored in muscle tissue. From a sample of 80 adult volunteers, 40 were randomly assigned to consume one liter of a soft drink each day. The remaining 40 were asked to drink one liter of water each day and not to consume any soft drinks. At the end of six months, the amount of fat stored in each person’s muscle tissue was recorded. The people in the group who drank the soft drink had, on average, a higher percentage of fat stored in the tissue than the people who drank only water. Which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion?

There is evidence that consuming soft drinks causes more fat storage in muscle tissue than drinking only water, and the conclusion can be generalized to adults similar to those in the study.

There is evidence that consuming soft drinks causes more fat storage in muscle tissue than drinking only water, and the conclusion can be generalized to all adults.

There is evidence that consuming soft drinks causes more fat storage in muscle tissue than drinking only water, and the conclusion can be generalized to all people who consume soft drinks.

Although cause-and-effect cannot be established, there is an association between consuming soft drinks and fat storage in muscle tissue for the population of all adults.

Although cause-and-effect cannot be established, there is an association between consuming soft drinks and fat storage in muscle tissue for the population of all adults who consume soft drinks.

Researchers wanted to investigate whether babies have a sense of right and wrong. They showed each of 60 babies a puppet show in which a red puppet was trying to open a heavy box lid. A second puppet, called the helper, would try to help the red puppet open the box, while a third puppet, called the hinderer, would try to slam the box lid down. After watching the show, each baby was presented with a tray containing the helper puppet and the hinderer puppet, and the researchers recorded which puppet the baby reached for. The researchers wanted to determine whether the babies would reach for the helper puppet more than for the hinderer puppet. As part of the show, a green puppet and a yellow puppet served as the helper and hinderer. For each baby, a coin was tossed to determine which color would serve which role. Which of the following is the most important reason for the random assignment of color to role in the study?

If the same role is played by the same color puppet, the babies might show a preference for the color instead of a preference for the role.

Slamming the lid might cause wear on the hinderer puppet after 60 shows. The random assignment of color to role permits more even wear between the helper and the hinderer.

The puppeteer might grow tired of doing the same show with the same puppet colors. The random assignment of color to role keeps the show fresh for each performance.

The random assignment of color to role allows the researchers to determine if one color is better than another in teaching babies right from wrong.

Boys and girls might prefer different colors. The random assignment of color to role ensures that the show is equally accessible to boys and girls.

A florist wanted to investigate whether a new powder added to the water of cut flowers helps to keep the flowers fresh longer than just water alone. For a shipment of roses that was delivered to the store, the florist flipped a coin before placing each rose in its own individual container with water. If the coin landed heads up, the rose was placed in water with the new powder; otherwise, the rose was placed in water alone. Which of the following is the best description of the method used by the florist?

An experiment with a completely randomized design

A census, because all roses are assigned to a container

An experiment with a blocked design, with blocking by type of water

An experiment with a matched-pairs design

Some contact lens wearers report problems with dryness in their eyes. A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a new eye-drop solution to relieve dryness for contact lens wearers. Twenty-five volunteers who wore contact lenses agreed to use the new solution for one month. At the end of the month, 36 percent of the volunteers reported that the new solution was effective in relieving dryness. The company that produced the new eye-drop solution concluded that using the new solution is more effective in relieving dryness than using no solution. Which of the following best explains why the study does not support such a conclusion?

The study had no control group.

The participants were volunteers.

The participants self-reported the frequency with which they used the new solution.

The participants self-reported the effectiveness of the new solution.

At a large conference of teachers from a variety of subjects, a random sample of 50 mathematics teachers attending the conference was selected. Among the selected mathematics teachers, 28 percent had taken one or more courses in statistics. For which of the following populations is 28 percent a reasonable estimate of the percentage of those who have taken one or more courses in statistics?

All mathematics teachers who attended the conference

All mathematics teachers who have taken one or more courses in statistics

All teachers who attended the conference

A survey was administered to parents of high school students in a certain state to see if the parents thought the students’ academic needs were being met. To select the sample, the parents were divided into two groups— one group of parents who live in cities with populations of more than 100,000 and the other group of parents who live in cities with populations less than or equal to 100,000. A random sample of 100 parents from each group was taken. Which of the following statements about the sample of 200 parents is true?

It is a stratified random sample because parents were randomly selected from each group.

It is a convenience sample because the sample of parents was easily obtained.

It is a random cluster sample because parents were randomly selected from each group.

It is a random cluster sample because groups of high schools were randomly selected.

It is a systematic sample because the parents were systematically divided into two groups.

Which of the following distinguishes an observational study from a randomized experiment?

In an observational study treatments are not randomly assigned, whereas in a randomized experiment treatments are randomly assigned.

In an observational study volunteers are always used, whereas in a randomized experiment a random sample is always taken from the population.

In an observational study a random sample is always taken from the population, whereas in a randomized experiment volunteers are always used.

In an observational study a control group is never used, whereas in a randomized experiment a control group is always used.

An observational study can be double-blind, whereas a randomized experiment can only be single-blind because the experimenter determines who is randomly assigned to each treatment.

An experiment will be conducted to determine whether children learn their multiplication facts better by practicing with flash cards or by practicing on a computer. Children who volunteer for the experiment will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. Because the children’s gender may affect the outcome, there will be blocking by gender. After practice, the children will be given a test on their multiplication facts. Why will it be impossible to conduct a double-blind experiment?

The child will know whether he or she used flash cards or the computer.

The experimenter will know whether the child is a boy or a girl and whether he or she used flash cards or the computer.

The child will know whether he or she is a boy or a girl.

The person who grades the tests will know whether the child was a boy or a girl.

The person who grades the tests will know whether the child used flash cards or the computer.

In the previous problem, supposed that the researchers suspected that women over the age of 55 may respond differently to the treatment. Given that a random sample of 40,000 women over the age of 45 has already been chosen, the study would have been improved by:

a block design, with blocks determined by age.

a stratified sample, with strata determined by age.

a stratified sample, with strata determined by gender.

a block design, with blocks determined by gender.

a double-blind completely randomized design.

The Women's Health Study randomly assigned nearly 40,000 women over the age of 45 to receive either aspirin or a placebo for over 10 years to examine the effect of aspirin on cancer risk to healthy women. This long-term trial was best conducted as:

a double-blind randomized comparative experiment.

a randomized comparative experiment.

a single-blind randomized comparative experiment.

The most important advantage of experiments over observational studies is that

B)Experiments can usually give better evidence of causation

A) experiments are usually easier to carry out

C) Confounding cannot happen in experiments

D) Observational studies cannot use random samples

In order to perform an experiment using 60 members of a gym, I first divide the list of members into men and women because I feel that the results will be different based on gender. I then randomly choose 30 men and 30 women. I assign half of the men to the treatment group and half to the control group. I repeat this procedure with the women. This is an example of a:

double blind simple random sample

A market research company wishes to find out whether the population of students at a university prefers Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. A random sample of students is selected, and each student is asked first to try both but the order they try them is randomly decided with a coin toss (heads: Starbucks, then Dunkin. tails: vice versa). They then indicate which brand they prefer. This is an example of

a completely randomized experiment

Why do we randomize in an experiment or a survey?

It helps reduce the effects of confounding variables

It eliminates all possible confounding variables

Identify the design for the experiment

completely randomized, the factor is pesticide

randomized block, blocked on tree type, the factor is pesticide

This experiment is single blind, blocked by pesticide

The experiment is double blind, the factors are tree type and pesticide

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The response variable is:

The variable we expect to explain or predict the value of the explanatory variable.

Sometimes called the independent variable (IV)

The variable we expect to change in response to the explanatory variable

Also known as EV

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

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30 sec • 1 pt

We wish to investigate the relationship between the number seeds planted in a garden and the number of fruit grown. The explanatory variable (EV) is

The number of fruit grown

The amount of soil in the garden

The number of hours spent watering the plants

The number of seeds planted

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We wish to investigate the relationship between the time spent shopping and the number of items bought. The response variable (RV) is

The number of items bought

The number of items at the shop

The time spent shopping

The time spent getting to the shops

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is true?

We use the response variable to explain changes that might be observed in the explanatory variable.

The explanatory variable is the variable we expect to be explained by the response variable

The response variable is also known as the predictor variable

The explanatory variable is used to explain or predict the value of the response variable

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

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We wish to investigate whether a person’s age can be predicted from their IQ score. Which is the explanatory variable (EV)?

Age

IQ Score

Both Age and IQ Score

None of the Above

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Studies have shown that the marks received by a student depend on the amount of hours spent studying. Which is the response variable (RV)?

Hours spent studying

Marks

Both Marks and Hours spent studying

None of the above

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The four principles of experimental design are:

Control, Random Assignment, Repetition, and Comparison

Hypothesis, Experiment, Results

Control, Bias, Ethics

Design , Treatments, Comparison

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The response variable is:

We wish to investigate the relationship between the number seeds planted in a garden and the number of fruit grown. The explanatory variable (EV) is

We wish to investigate the relationship between the time spent shopping and the number of items bought. The response variable (RV) is

Which of the following is true?

We wish to investigate whether a person’s age can be predicted from their IQ score. Which is the explanatory variable (EV)?

Studies have shown that the marks received by a student depend on the amount of hours spent studying. Which is the response variable (RV)?

The four principles of experimental design are:

Variable that may not be seen, but is a variable that has an important effect on the relationship between the explanatory & response variables.

Which word matches the following definition? A correlation between variables that one variable directly effects the other variable

There's a positive association between ice cream sales and the number of people who drown. Does that mean eating ice cream causes people to drown?

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