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Ch 12 Practice

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Ch 12 Practice
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

30 sec • 5 pts

A researcher stood at a school parking lot entrance to see if the color of a car is related to the driver not wearing a seatbelt.

Observational Study

Experiment

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Four groups of randomly selected people are assigned a different diet. After six months, the blood pressures of each group are compared.

Observational Study

Experiment

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Double blind is an experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo.

True
False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Researchers wanted to know if there is a link between proximity to high-tension wires and the rate of leukemia in children. To conduct the study, researchers compared the rate of leukemia for children who lived within 1/2 mile of high-tension wires to the rate of leukemia for children who did not live within 1/2 mile of high-tension wires.

Observational Study

Experiment

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a survey of a sample of high school students, 43% said that their mother has taught them the most about managing money.

parameter

statistic

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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