stigators posing as fair-skinned teenage girls contacted 300 tanning salons nati
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stigators posing as fair-skinned teenage girls contacted 300 tanning salons nationwide, uaing at least 3 randomly selected salons in each state. The investigators reported that 90% of the salons stated that indoor tanning did not pose a health risk, and over half (51%) of the salons nied that indoor tanning would increase a fair-skinned teenager's risk of developing skin cancer. Going even further, 78% of the tanning salons even claimed that indoor tanning is beneficial to health. (In fact, studies have shown that tanning is dangerous, especially for Teenagers, and that tanning raises the risk of melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, by 74%). a. Describe the sample in this study. b. Do you think the sample is representative of all tanning salons in the US? Explain. c. Although the sample is random, discuss why the results do not paint an accurate picture of US salons explaining the dangers of tanning. d. Do you think the study accurately portrays the messages tanning salons give to teenage girls? Explain.Explanation / Answer
a.Here the sample is 300 tanning salons nationwide in the US where each state contains atleast 3 salons.
b. Yes, we can think the sample is representative of all tanning salons in the State. As here the sample represent each state in enough manner as it includes atleast 3 salons from each states.
c. Here as sample is random, but the results donot paint an accurate picture of ill effects of tanning, it is because the sample participants are biased towards the survey results. It is obvious that any salon owner will say that tanning is dangerous because it will hamper its finances. So, the survey is biased.
d. No, the study doesn't accurately portrays the messages tanning salons give to girls as they shows that it doesn't effect any skin diseases but scientific studies tells that it is highly dangerous and can cause deadliest type of skin cancer.
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