Homework SourseBaby rabbits were sorted into three groups based upon which
Baby rabbits were sorted into three groups , based upon which food they preferred when given a choice . Brand A rabbit food , Brand B rabbit food , or a diet of raw vegetables . For two months each group was restricted to their preferred diet (they were no longer given a choice in diet). Measurements for the height , weight , and legnth of the rabbits was taken each week for two months.
The rabbits in the group with the diet of raw vegetables had significantly more growth than the other two groups.
What conclusion can be drawn ?
A. No conclusion can be made because there was not a group that received a placebo
B. There is clear evidence of an association between diet and rabbit growth but it cannot be said that there is a causal relationship between diet and rabbit growth
C. There is causal relationship between diet and rabbit growth
D. It is not possible to make any conclusions because there can be lurking variables that were not considered that caused difference in growth
Baby rabbits were sorted into three groups , based upon which food they preferred when given a choice . Brand A rabbit food , Brand B rabbit food , or a diet of raw vegetables . For two months each group was restricted to their preferred diet (they were no longer given a choice in diet). Measurements for the height , weight , and legnth of the rabbits was taken each week for two months.
The rabbits in the group with the diet of raw vegetables had significantly more growth than the other two groups.
What conclusion can be drawn ?
A. No conclusion can be made because there was not a group that received a placebo
B. There is clear evidence of an association between diet and rabbit growth but it cannot be said that there is a causal relationship between diet and rabbit growth
C. There is causal relationship between diet and rabbit growth
D. It is not possible to make any conclusions because there can be lurking variables that were not considered that caused difference in growth
Baby rabbits were sorted into three groups , based upon which food they preferred when given a choice . Brand A rabbit food , Brand B rabbit food , or a diet of raw vegetables . For two months each group was restricted to their preferred diet (they were no longer given a choice in diet). Measurements for the height , weight , and legnth of the rabbits was taken each week for two months.
The rabbits in the group with the diet of raw vegetables had significantly more growth than the other two groups.
What conclusion can be drawn ?
A. No conclusion can be made because there was not a group that received a placebo
B. There is clear evidence of an association between diet and rabbit growth but it cannot be said that there is a causal relationship between diet and rabbit growth
C. There is causal relationship between diet and rabbit growth
D. It is not possible to make any conclusions because there can be lurking variables that were not considered that caused difference in growth
Solution
The correct answer is B.
There is clear evidence of an association between diet and rabbit growth but it cannot be said that there is a causal relationship between diet and rabbit growth
