11.1 Types of Statistical Studies

A researcher randomly assigned students to two groups. One group was assigned to watch a violent television program while the other group watched a nonviolent program. The student's behavior was then recorded for incidences of aggressive behavior. Which research method is most appropriate?

• experimental

• census

• sample survey

• observational study

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Jane Goodall lived among wild chimpanzees intermittently for decades, studying their social and family systems while keeping her interaction with the chimpanzees to a minimum. Which research method is most appropriate?

• biased study

• census

• experiment

• observational study

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State whether the situation represents an experimental study or an observational study.

Suppose you are trying to determine if tutoring is being used effectively at Tri-C. You look at the academic records of 1000 students and compare that to the tutoring center login records.

• Observational study

• Experimental study

Answer explanation

This is an observational study. There is no treatment and the academic records are compared to tutoring logins. There is no randomization of the students.

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State whether the situation represents an experimental study or an observational study.

Suppose you are trying to determine how much RTA is used by Tri-C students. Find 100 Tri-C students and randomly split them into two groups. One group uses RTA for transportation and the other group uses other means of transportation.

• Observational study

• Experimental study

Answer explanation

Since the students are randomly put into groups, this is an experimental study. The control group is the group that uses other means of transportation while the treatment group is the one that uses RTA for transportation. Either way it is better than riding in this shopping cart! :(

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Ken wants to compare how many hours a week that sixth graders spend doing mathematics homework to how many hours a week that eleventh graders spend doing mathematics homework. He randomly selects ten sixth graders and ten eleventh graders and records how many hours each student spent on mathematics homework in a certain week.

What study is described?

• Survey

• Experimental Study

• Observational Study

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A large high school wants to know the proportion of students who currently arrive to school on time. Academy Administrators asked a random sample of 𝟐𝟎𝟎 students about their arrival times.

What type of study is described?

• Survey

• Experimental Study

• Observational Study

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Dr. Larson was interested in whether classical music helps students perform better on a test. Dr. Larson randomly assigned half of the study's participants to a group that listened to classical music while taking a test. The other half of the participants did not listen to music while taking a test. Which research method is most appropriate?

• sample survey

• experiment

• observational study

• census

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Ghala wanted to know what the most popular book was in the whole school, so she asked everybody in 11th grade what their favorite book was. Which research method is most appropriate?

• Sample Survey

• Census

• Experiment

• Biased Sample

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