Identify the Following as an Experiment or an Observational Study

question 52

Multiple Choice

Identify the following as an experiment or an observational study.
-A researcher obtained a random sample of smokers aged between 60 and 70 and a random sample of nonsmokers aged between 60 and 70. She compared the rates of arthritis for the smokers and for the
Nonsmokers.

• A) Experiment
• B) Observational study

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Stockholders

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Assets

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Net Assets

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