SCENARIO 3-13 Energy Drink Consumption Has Continued to Gain in Popularity Since

question 81

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 3-13
Energy drink consumption has continued to gain in popularity since the 1997 debut of Red Bull,the current leader in the energy drink market.Given below are the exam scores and the number of 12- ounce energy drinks consumed within a week prior to the exam of 10 college students.

-Referring to Scenario 3-13,you will expect a decrease in the amount of energy drink consumed within the week prior to the exam to be associated with

• A)no predictable change in the amount of energy drink consumed after the exam
• B)an increase in the exam score
• C)a decrease in the exam score
• D)no predictable change in the exam score

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