Group B served as the control group in an experiment where Smither's tested whether a special juice would increase worker productivity. The independent variable was consumption of the special juice by Group A but not Group B. The dependent variable was the number of stacks of papers stapled. Smither's conclusion should be that the special juice did not increase productivity, as the control group without the juice stapled more stacks of papers.
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Group B served as the control group in an experiment where Smither's tested whether a special juice would increase worker productivity. The independent variable was consumption of the special juice by Group A but not Group B. The dependent variable was the number of stacks of papers stapled. Smither's conclusion should be that the special juice did not increase productivity, as the control group without the juice stapled more stacks of papers.
increase the productivity of workers. He creates two groups of 50 workers each and assigns each group the same task (in this case, they're supposed to staple a set of papers). Group A is given the special juice to drink while they work. Group B is not given the special juice. After an hour, Smithers counts how many stacks of papers each group has made. Group A made 1,587 stacks, Group B made 2,113 stacks.
Identify the Controls and Variables
Identify the: 1. Control Group 2. Independent Variable 3. Dependent Variable 4. What should Smithers' conclusion be? 5. How could this experiment be improved?
Homer notices that his shower is
covered in a strange green slime. His friend Barney tells him that coconut juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to check this this out by spraying half of the shower with coconut juice. He sprays the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of "treatment" there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.
6. What was the initial observation?
Bart believes that mice exposed to
radio waves will become extra strong (maybe he's been reading too much Radioactive Man). He decides to perform this experiment by placing 10 mice near a radio for 5 hours. He compared these 10 mice to another 10 mice that had not been exposed. His test consisted of a heavy block of wood that blocked the mouse food. he found that 8 out of 10 of the radio waved
Identify the11. Control Group
Identify the7. Control Group
8. Independent Variable 9. Dependent Variable 10. What should Homer's conclusion be? It doesn't work
12. Independent Variable
13. Dependent Variable
14. What should Bart's conclusion be?
mice were able to push the block away.
7 out of 10 of the other mice were able to do the same.
15. How could Bart's experiment be
improved?
Krusty was told that a certain itching
powder was the newest best thing on the market, it even claims to cause 50% longer lasting itches. Interested in this product, he buys the itching powder and compares it to his usual product. One test subject (A) is sprinkled with the original itching powder, and another test subject (B) was sprinkled with the Experimental itching powder. Subject A reported having itches for 30 minutes. Subject B reported to have itches for 45 minutes.
Identify the16. Control Group
Lisa is working on a science project.
Her task is to answer the question: "Does Rogooti (which is a commercial hair product) affect the speed of hair growth". Her family is willing to volunteer for the experiment.
20. Describe how Lisa would perform
this experiment.
17. Independent Variable
18. Dependent Variable 19. Explain whether the data supports the advertisements claims about its product. - It does
Identify the control group, and the
independent and dependent variables in your description.