Homework Clinic
Mathematics Clinic => Statistics => Topic started by: brutforce on Jan 18, 2020
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Determine the evaluation guideline that applies best in questioning the results of the described study.
A reading teacher wanted to know how many books her students read over the summer. She asked the local librarian to keep a record for her. The record showed that 7 students checked out a total of 60 books. At the first faculty meeting she reported that, on average, students in her class read 8.6 books over the summer.
◦ Consider the source.
◦ Consider possible confounding variables.
◦ Consider the measurement of the variable of interest.
◦ Consider the sampling method.
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Consider the sampling method.