What is the final question you should ask when you read the results of research

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What is the final question you should ask when you read the results of research involving statistical studies? 27. a. b. c. d. Was the research based on an observational study or an experiment? What were the statistical results of the study? What were the conclusions of the study and to whom do they apply? Will you make any changes in your lifestyle, attitudes, or beliefs as a result of this study? 28. Suppose you are reading a newspaper article discussing the results of the latest medical study but the information is incomplete (as in many cases with the media). What should you do? Disregard the results because they can't be checked out fully. Be suspicious of the results; if some information is want you to know. See if you can find the original source of the report or contact the authors for the missing information. Assume that the results are valid because they appeared in a newspaper a. b. missing, perhaps there is a reason they don't c. d. 29. Which of the following measures of center is affected by an outlier? a. Mean b. Median C. Mode d. All of the above 30. Suppose you look at two boxplots comparing the weights of male cats vs. female cats, and you find that the box for the males is much wider than the box for the females. What does this mean about the data sets? a. Male cats weigh more than female cats overal. b. Male cats have more variability in their weights than female cats. c. Weights of male cats are more skewed than for female cats d. None of the above.

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27) What were the conclusions of the study and to whom do they apply

28) See if you can find the original source of the report

29) Mean is affected by outlier

30) Males have more variability

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