A Recent Study Investigated the Effects of a "Buckle Up

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Essay

A recent study investigated the effects of a "Buckle Up Your Toddlers" campaign to get parents to use the grocery cart seat belts. Investigators observed a simple random sample of parents in a large city, and found 192 out of 594 parents buckling up their toddlers.
a)Compute an estimate of the true proportion of all parents who buckle up their toddlers.
b)Construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval for p, the true proportion of all parents who buckle up their toddlers.

Comprehending the importance of ethical concerns in research (e.g., privacy issues, deception).

Distinguishing between experimental and control groups.

Understanding the role of placebos and how they contribute to controlling for extraneous variables.

Recognizing limitations and strengths of experimental research.

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