Buteyko method, scope of inference The Buteyko method is a shallow breathing technique developed by Konstantin...
(9 points) Chia Pets -- those terra-cotta figurines that sprout fuzzy green hair -- made the chia plant a household name. But chia has gained an entirely new reputation as a diet supplement. In one 2009 study, a team of researchers recruited 38 men and divided them evenly into two groups: treatment or control. They also recruited 38 women, and they randomly placed half of these participants into the treatment group and the other half into the control group. One...
tiONS and bata Researchers are studying the relationship between honesty, age, and self-control conducted an experiment on 160 ages of 5 and 15. The researchers asked each child to toss a fair coin in private and to record the outcome (heads or tails) on a paper sheet, and said they would only reward children who report heads. Half the students were explicitly told not to cheat and the others were not given any explicit instruction s. Differences were observed in...
tiONS and bata Researchers are studying the relationship between honesty, age, and self-control conducted an experiment on 160 ages of 5 and 15. The researchers asked each child to toss a fair coin in private and to record the outcome (heads or tails) on a paper sheet, and said they would only reward children who report heads. Half the students were explicitly told not to cheat and the others were not given any explicit instruction s. Differences were observed in...
(9 points) Chia Pets - those terra-cotta figurines that sprout fuzzy green hair made the chia plant a household name. But chia has gained an entirely new reputation as a diet supplement. In one 2009 study, a team of researchers recruited 38 men and divided them evenly into two groups: treatment or control. They also recruited 38 women, and they randomly placed half of these participants into the treatment group and the other half into the control group. One group...
NEED HELP WITH A 1. For each situation described in parts a-c, identify or briefly describe i) the observational unit, ij the sample, ij the population, and iv) each variable and its type (categorical nominal, categorical ordinal, numerical discrete, or numerical continuous). Below is an example: Researchers recruited 60 American cigarette smokers aged 18-34 who desired to quit smoking. Half of the participants were randomly selected to receive the drug bupropion cigarettes smoked during the following three months was recorded...
Mobile technology offers novel insights into the control and treatment of allergic rhinitis: The MASK study Background Mobile health can be used to generate innovative insights into optimizing treatment to improve allergic rhinitis (AR) control. Objectives A cross-sectional real-world observational study was undertaken in 22 countries to complement a pilot study and provide novel information on medication use, disease control, and work productivity in the everyday life of patients with AR. Methods A mobile phone app (Allergy Diary, which is...
Researchers are interested in the effectiveness of a new allergy medication; they want to know whether the medication will reduce the severity of allergy symptoms. Researchers also want to know which method of delivery is best pill, skin patch, or nasal mist). They collect a volunteer sample of 120 adults (aged 20 - 50) who are experiencing allergy symptoms. They randomly assign 60 adults to the placebo and 60 adults to the active drug. From each group of 60 they...
NEED HELP WITH C Halu eopy due Wed. Jan. 30 at the beginning of class 1. For each situation described in parts a-c, identify or briefly describe i) the observational unit, i) the sample,iij the population, and iv) each variable and its type (categorical nominal, categorical ordinal, numerical discrete, or numerical continuous). Below is an example: Researchers recruited 60 American cigarette smokers aged 18-34 who desired to quit smoking. Half of the participants were randomly selected to receve the drug...
Choose the study design that best matches each statement described below. The study design may be used more than once or none at all. (24 points) Statement Study Design ____ Blinding or masking is used to control potential bias. Case-Control ____ Observational epidemiological studies, this design is cheaper and faster to conduct because of the usage of already existing data. Cross-sectional ____ Control groups can receive the current “standard” treatment or a placebo. Ecological ____ Data on exposure and outcome...
Chapter 10 Test B 10-7 Section 10.3 (Reading Research Papers) Use the following information to answer questions (16) and (17). A researcher wonders whether speed of service at a diner is affected by whether a male customer is wearing a suit jacket. The researcher used the following study design to collect data: The researcher chose five diners in a large city and recorded the number of male customers who wore a suit jacket during a two week period. He also...