16·A doctor at a veterans hospital examines all of the patient records from 1983 to 2013 and finds that twice as many men as women fell out of their hospital beds during their stay. This is put forward as evidence that men are clumsier than women. Discuss briefly, including: a. whether this is an experiment or an observational study (and why) b. providing an example of a possible confounding factor (and a clear explanation of why it is a possible confounding factor) what information you would want to see to examine the situation more closely. c.

16·A doctor at a veterans hospital examines all of the patient records from 1983 to 2013 and finds that twice as many men as women fell out of their hospital beds during their stay. This is put forward as evidence that men are clumsier than women. Discuss briefly, including: a. whether this is an experiment or an observational study (and why) b. providing an example of a possible confounding factor (and a clear explanation of why it is a possible confounding factor) what information you would want to see to examine the situation more closely. c.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8CR

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