Please Answer the following: A cat food manufacturer was considering adding some
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Please Answer the following: A cat food manufacturer was considering adding some new kibble mixed to its line of dry cat food. Cats are picky eaters, and so the manufacturer wanted to test the appeal of the new mixes before introducing them. The manufacturer prepared four mixes with a different predominant flavor in each: salmon, turkey, chicken and whitefish. The manufacturer recruited a local animal shelter to participate in the study. 64 cats at the shelter was decided randomly into four different groups, one per mix. At mealtime, each cat was given a serving of food. After each cat finished eating, the amount it ate was measured. A) in the study the experimental units are: 1) cats 2) animal shelter 3) the kibble flavors 4)salmon, turkey, chicken and whitefishB) what are the treatments? 1) the cats 2) the four group of cats 3) salmon turkey chicken and whitefish 4) the kibble mix
C) how many treatments are there in the experiment? 1)60 2)40 3)1 4)0
D) suppose that one group of cats eats more on average than the other. Can this study prove that the flavor of food was the cause? 1) yes 2) no
E) what’s the response variable? 1) cats 2) serving of food 3)flavor of kibble 4) amount of kibble eaten
F)what’s the factor in this study? 1)flavor of kibble mix2)the cats 3) the animal shelter 4) the amount each cat ate
Please Answer the following: A cat food manufacturer was considering adding some new kibble mixed to its line of dry cat food. Cats are picky eaters, and so the manufacturer wanted to test the appeal of the new mixes before introducing them. The manufacturer prepared four mixes with a different predominant flavor in each: salmon, turkey, chicken and whitefish. The manufacturer recruited a local animal shelter to participate in the study. 64 cats at the shelter was decided randomly into four different groups, one per mix. At mealtime, each cat was given a serving of food. After each cat finished eating, the amount it ate was measured. A) in the study the experimental units are: 1) cats 2) animal shelter 3) the kibble flavors 4)salmon, turkey, chicken and whitefish
B) what are the treatments? 1) the cats 2) the four group of cats 3) salmon turkey chicken and whitefish 4) the kibble mix
C) how many treatments are there in the experiment? 1)60 2)40 3)1 4)0
D) suppose that one group of cats eats more on average than the other. Can this study prove that the flavor of food was the cause? 1) yes 2) no
E) what’s the response variable? 1) cats 2) serving of food 3)flavor of kibble 4) amount of kibble eaten
F)what’s the factor in this study? 1)flavor of kibble mix2)the cats 3) the animal shelter 4) the amount each cat ate
Please Answer the following: A cat food manufacturer was considering adding some new kibble mixed to its line of dry cat food. Cats are picky eaters, and so the manufacturer wanted to test the appeal of the new mixes before introducing them. The manufacturer prepared four mixes with a different predominant flavor in each: salmon, turkey, chicken and whitefish. The manufacturer recruited a local animal shelter to participate in the study. 64 cats at the shelter was decided randomly into four different groups, one per mix. At mealtime, each cat was given a serving of food. After each cat finished eating, the amount it ate was measured. A) in the study the experimental units are: 1) cats 2) animal shelter 3) the kibble flavors 4)salmon, turkey, chicken and whitefish
B) what are the treatments? 1) the cats 2) the four group of cats 3) salmon turkey chicken and whitefish 4) the kibble mix
C) how many treatments are there in the experiment? 1)60 2)40 3)1 4)0
D) suppose that one group of cats eats more on average than the other. Can this study prove that the flavor of food was the cause? 1) yes 2) no
E) what’s the response variable? 1) cats 2) serving of food 3)flavor of kibble 4) amount of kibble eaten
F)what’s the factor in this study? 1)flavor of kibble mix2)the cats 3) the animal shelter 4) the amount each cat ate
Explanation / Answer
A)1) the cats
B)3) salmon turkey chicken and whitefish
C)3)1,although ideally there should be 4 treatments.
D)1)yes
E)4) amount of kibble eaten
F)1)flavor of kibble mix