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SCENARIO 3-3
The ordered array below represents the number of vitamin supplements sold by a health food store in
a sample of 16 days.
19, 19, 20, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41
Note: For this sample, the sum of the values is 448, and the sum of the squared differences between
each value and the mean is 812.
-Referring to Scenario 3-3,the variance of the number of vitamin supplements sold in this sample is_____ .
Correlational Study
A research method used to determine the relationship between two variables, without implying causation.
Placebo
A substance or treatment with no therapeutic effect, often used in clinical trials as a control to test the efficacy of treatments.
Confounding Variable
An external variable that influences both the independent and dependent variables in an experimental design, leading to a potential false association between the studied variables.
Random Factor
A random factor is an unpredictable variable that can influence the outcome of an experiment or situation, often beyond control.
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