Read the Following Scenario, and Answer the Questions Below

question 21

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario, and answer the questions below.

Pablo and Johanna have to do a yearlong study for their biology course. After some discussion, they decide to propose comparing their dogs and the diet that they feed them to test their hypothesis that the local veterinarian's special dog food mix will enhance growth and development. Each student will adopt a puppy from the local pound. Pablo will feed his shepherd- mix dog the special diet of wet and dry foods from the local vet, while Johanna will use generic dry kibble from the supermarket for her bulldog.

-When Pablo and Johanna write up their initial proposal,the instructor will probably________ .

• A)give them an A for thoroughness,and allow them to proceed with the experiment
• B)tell them to start over-it would take many years to do such a study
• C)tell them they have a serious problem with the proposal,but it is fixable if they are willing to take care of more dogs
• D)tell them that they need at least 100 dogs to do the study

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Definitions:

Parameter

A value that describes a characteristic of a population, such as its mean or standard deviation, often used in statistical models and inference.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values in a dataset deviate from the mean.

Sampling Distribution

Distribution of likelihood for a distinct statistic, emanating from a random selection.

Examination Time

Examination time refers to the duration allocated for the completion of an examination or test.