For Questions Use the Following Narrative

question 32

Essay

For Questions use the following narrative
Narrative: Girls' grades
A 1998 study by the Horatio Alger Association was summarized in USA Today by saying that high-school girls outperform boys in school.The article was titled "Study: Girls get higher grades" (USA Today 8/12/ 98).The study was based on a survey of 1,195 randomly chosen students aged 14-18.Among the findings: One third of the girls said they 'received mostly A's on their last report card' compared to only one-fifth of the boys.Three-fourths of girls 'believe they will have many opportunities available to them after they graduate' compared to only two-thirds of the boys.
-{Girls' grades narrative} How would you change this study in order to improve the quality of the results?

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Definitions:

Saturated Triacylglycerol

A type of fat molecule known as a triglyceride, where all carbon atoms in the fatty acid chains are saturated with hydrogen atoms, resulting in no double bonds.

Fatty Acid Chains

Long hydrocarbon chains with a carboxylic acid group at one end, found in fats and oils, and serve as major components of cell membranes and energy storage molecules.

Double Bonds

Chemical bonds between two atoms involving four bonding electrons instead of the usual two, making the bond stronger and the molecules more reactive.

Covalent Bonds

Electron pairs shared between atoms result in the formation of chemical bonds.