Consider the three situations:
I. You ask a sample of doctors about the health risks involved with going out in the cold without a jacket.
II. On cold days, you record which of your classmates come to school without a jacket. Later, you record how many of those students become sick. You take notes and observe at a local gym your fellow members who go outside with a wet head and notice if they are sick when they return to the gym at a later date.
III. You find 30 adults and divide them into two groups. The first group is told not to wear jackets on cold days, the other group is told to wear jackets on cold days.You then compare the number from each group who get sick after a string of cold days.
A.
Situation III
B.
Situation I
C.
Situation II
Answer: A. Situation III
I. You ask a sample of doctors about the health risks involved with going out in the cold without a jacket.
II. On cold days, you record which of your classmates come to school without a jacket. Later, you record how many of those students become sick. You take notes and observe at a local gym your fellow members who go outside with a wet head and notice if they are sick when they return to the gym at a later date.
III. You find 30 adults and divide them into two groups. The first group is told not to wear jackets on cold days, the other group is told to wear jackets on cold days.You then compare the number from each group who get sick after a string of cold days.
Which of the following situations is an example of an experiment?
A.
Situation III
B.
Situation I
C.
Situation II
Answer: A. Situation III
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