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In some studies about alcohol, experimenters provide one group of participants with an alcoholic beverage and another group with a non-alcoholic beverage but the rim of the glass has been spritzed with alcohol.
 
  This technique creates a smell and taste similar to an alcoholic beverage, without containing the actual alcohol. The rim-spritzed drinks in this experiment serve as a(n)
   a) placebo
 b) dependent variable.
 c) extraneous variable.
 d) statistical test.

Question 2

After conducting a research project, the results are not statistically significant. You hypothesize that the analysis lacked power. What will you do in the next study?
 
  a) Increase the sample size
 b) Change the independent variable.
 c) Change how the dependent variable is recorded.
 d) Conduct the study with participants from a different culture.



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frejo

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Answer to Question 1

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humphriesbr@me.com

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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