Observational Study vs Experiment
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Mathematics
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One group of subjects was given an herbal supplement and another group was given a placebo. After one year, the number of illnesses each group had was compared.
Observational Study
Experiment
Tags
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You look at data to see if students who have a 4.0 grade point average study more than those who do not.
experiment
observational study
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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You compare the health of students who walk to school to the health of students who ride the bus
experiment
observational study
Tags
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A researcher randomly assigned boys and girls to each of two groups. One group was assigned to watch a violent television program while the other group watched a nonviolent program. The children's behavior was then recorded for incidences of aggressive behavior. This research method is best characterized as...
experimental
Observation
Tags
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A psychologist designed a study to test the effects of cell phone use on driving safety. Participants were randomly assigned either to drive an automobile simulator while talking to a friend on a cell phone or to drive a simulator without talking on a phone.
Which type of research does the scenario describe?
Experiment
Observation
Tags
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
To test the effects of breakfast on grades I ask my students if they ate breakfast and then compare the breakfast eaters grades to the non-breakfast eaters.
This is an example of:
Observational study
Experiment
Tags
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rats with cancer are divided into two groups. One group receives 5 milligrams of a medication that is thought to fight cancer and the other receives 10 mg. After 2 years, the spread of cancer is measured.
Observational Study
Experiment
Tags
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3
CCSS.HSS.IC.B.5
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