Question 1
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0/1 points
A company has developed a wristband for monitoring blood sugar levels without requiring direct blood
samples. It is interested in demonstrating the accuracy of the device for governmental appr
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Question 1
·
0/1 points
A company has developed a wristband for monitoring blood sugar levels without requiring direct blood
samples. It is interested in demonstrating the accuracy of the device for governmental approval and has
decided to test the claim "The glucose level reported by the wristband is within 10% of a standard blood
test result." Which of the following data collection processes would be appropriate? Select only one
answer choice.
That's not right.
Choose a random sample of employees at lunchtime and measure their blood sugar using both the
wristband and a standard blood test.
Choose a random sample of people from the local area and random times throughout the day and
measure their blood sugar using both the wristband and a standard blood test.
Choose a random sample of people from the local area and random times and measure their blood sugar
using the wristband. Choose another random sample of people and random times and measure their
blood sugar using the standard blood test.
Go to a hospital and have the doctors choose a random sample of patients to be tested at random times
using both the wristband and the standard blood test.
Answer Explanation
Correct answer:
Choose a random sample of people from the local area and random times throughout the day and
measure their blood sugar using both the wristband and a standard blood test.
To compare the wristband to the standard blood test, both methods should be used to measure the
blood sugar of the same person at the same time. The people chosen should be random, and the time of
measurement should be random to help eliminate the effects of any confounding variables.
Your answer:
Choose a random sample of people from the local area and random times and measure their blood sugar
using the wristband. Choose another random sample of people and random times and measure their
blood sugar using the standard blood test.
This choice will not allow us to test the accuracy of the wristband since we will not draw the blood from
wristband wearing subjects.
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Question 2
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A farmer divided his piece of land into 4 equivalent groups. The quality of the soil is the same across the
4 groups of land. He planted the same crop in all 4 groups of land and recorded the yield of the crop in
all 4 groups for a 4 week period. Is the study observational or experimental? If it is an experiment, what
is the controlled factor?
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The study is an observational study.
The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the 4 week observation period.
The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the land.
The study is an experiment. The controlled factor is the growth of the crops.
Answer Explanation
Correct answer:
The study is an observational study.
The samples are chosen using an appropriate process; however, no attempt is made to control any
aspect of the sample even though the variables of interest are recorded for each group.
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Question 3
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To test the effectiveness of a drug proposed to relieve symptoms of headache, physicians included
participants for a study. They gave the drug to one group and a drug with no therapeutic effect to
another group. Which group receives the placebo?
That is correct!
the physicians
the group that received the drug for headache
the group that received the drug with no therapeutic effect
all of the people in the study
Answer Explanation
Correct answer:
the group that received the drug with no therapeutic effect
When the experimental units are people, applying treatments that should be inert can actually have
effects. In this study, the drug with no therapeutic effects is the placebo, so the group that receives that
drug receives the placebo.
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Question 4
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Matthew has created a survey to test whether or not gender has any effect on political party
associations. What is the explanatory variable in this situation?
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the number of people surveyed
political party associations
gender
none of the above
Answer Explanation
Correct answer:
gender
The explanatory variable is the independent variable, which is the variable that is changed to determine
its effect on a dependent variable. In this case the explanatory variable is gender.
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Question 5
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Is the statement below true or false?
Continuous data are the type of quantitative data that is the result of measuring.
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True
False
Answer Explanation
Correct answer:
True
Continuous data are defined as the type of quantitative data that is the result of measuring.
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