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Imagine that you are a research scienctist. You have been discussing the effects of sugar on your own children. You think that sugar has an effect on the behavior of children. You decide to conduct an experiment.
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10 children
hypothesis
experimental group
control group
sugar
My _____ is " Sugar affects the attention of young children." In my experiment I would have ____ as my sample group. The _____ would be the children not given the independent variable. The _____ would be the children given the independent variable. The independent variable would be _____.
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My hypothesis is " Sugar affects the attention of young children." In my experiment I would have 10 children as my sample group. The control group would be the children not given the independent variable. The experimental group would be the children given the independent variable. The independent variable would be sugar.
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5
math
4.4
4
dependent
Then I would give all of the children in both groups a ______ test worth 20 points, which is the ______ variable, to see if there is a noticeable difference in their test results. The results of the test were as follows: 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 8, so I need to calculate the mean, the median, and the mode. This would make the mean ______, the median ______ and the mode ______ . I would then summarize the results.
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Then I would give all of the children in both groups a math test worth 20 points, which is the dependent variable, to see if there is a noticeable difference in their test results. The results of the test were as follows: 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 8, so I need to calculate the mean, the median, and the mode. This would make the mean 4.4, the median 4 and the mode 5 . I would then summarize the results.
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random
survey
effects
hypothesis
What if you wanted to complete a survey to determine the effects the attention of young children.
In the survey your ______ remains the same: sugar affects the attention of young children.
In your ______, you would have a ______ sample of 10 adults.
You would ask a total of 5 questions about the ______ of sugar on young children.
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What if you wanted to complete a survey to determine the effects the attention of young children.
In the survey your hypothesis remains the same: sugar affects the attention of young children.
In your survey, you would have a random sample of 10 adults.
You would ask a total of 5 questions about the effects of sugar on young children.
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