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Two study designs are described here. Which statement is a correct interpretation of the designs?

A
Design A is an observational study because store employees will just note what naturally occurred; Design B is not an observational study because coupons could influence guests.
B
Design A is NOT an observational study because store employees did not make the ads available to all of its shoppers; Design B is an observational study because hotel management will just note what naturally occurred.
C
Design A is an observational study because store employees tried to influence the shoppers to take an ad by handing them to them as they entered the supermarket; Design B is the observational study because hotel management will just note what naturally occurred.
D
Both Designs A and B are observational studies because store employees will just note what naturally occurred, and the hotel management did not try to influence any of its guests to visit the restaurant.
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The placebo was the .

A
caffeine pill
B
sugar pill
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The treatment was the liquid.

A
refrigerated
B
body temperature
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The placebo was the liquid.

A
refrigerated
B
body temperature
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The explanatory variable of this experiment is .

A
caffeine pill
B
change in heart rate
C
sugar pill
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Which of the following could be a potential confounding variable in the experiment? Select all that apply.

A
The vitamin
B
The vitamin company
C
Sleep patterns
D
Time spent exercising
E
Time spent studying
F
Quality of diet
G
Class attendance
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This is an example of a(n) .

A
experiment
B
retrospective observational study
C
prospective observational study
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The factor is the .

A
acid reflux medication
B
heartburn
C
pharmaceutical company
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Select all the sentences that correctly identify the components of the experiment.

A
The experimental units are not subjects.
B
The subjects are the 75 juniors.
C
There is one treatment, which is the SAT.
D
There are three treatments.
E
One of the treatments is individual tutoring.
F
There are six levels of the factor.
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The response variable of this experiment is .

A
caffeine pill
B
change in heart rate
C
sugar pill
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There are treatments, and they are the .

A
pharmaceutical company
B
acid reflux medications
C
participants in the study

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