Read this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/04/quit-smoking-cigaret

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Read this article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/04/quit-smoking-cigarettes_n_3684381.html

Based on that answer the following question:

a. What is the goal of the survey, study, or experiment? How can you translate the goal into a null hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis

b. Is the intended sample size large enough to achieve the desired power of the test.

c. What conclusions can an interpretations can you make from the results?

d. What are some of the ethical issues to be concerned about when reading the experiment, study, or survey? Use the following terms to explain : Data collection method-randomization, Informed consent from Human respondents being treated, type of test - one tail or two tail, choice of level of significance, data snooping, cleansing and discarding data, reporting of findings, statistical significance vs practical significance. You need to be able to distinguish between poor research methodology and unethical behavior. Ethical considerations arise when the hypothesis testing process is manipulated.

Explanation / Answer

PartA

Null hypothesis, H0: There is no correlation between the strategy used by a person to quit smoking, & the success in ceasing to smoke

Alternative hypothesis, H1: The strategy used by a person to quit smoking can predict the success in ceasing to smoke.

Part B. Is the intended sample size large enough to achieve the desired power of the test ?

Yes; 2027 is a fairly large representation of the population of the states.

Part C. What conclusions can an interpretations can you make from the results?

2.The strategy used by a person to quit smoking can predict the success in ceasing to smoke.

Part D. What are some of the ethical issues to be concerned about when reading the experiment, study, or survey?

Since the entire study is not presented here, no comments can be made.

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