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Consider the context of a study on making paper airplanes where two different De

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Question

Consider the context of a study on making paper airplanes where two different Designs (say delta versus t wing), two different Papers (say construction versus typing) and two different Loading Conditions (with a paper clip versus without a paper clip) are of interest with regard to their impact on flight distance. Describe some variables that you would want to control in such a study. What are the response and experimental variables that would be appropriate in this context? Name a potential concomitant variable here.

Explanation / Answer

The concomitant potential variables:

Since this study is to figure out the best possible combination of manufacturing options for Paper airplanes.

The experiment variables are:

1) Type of design used (categorical/binary in nature)

2) Type of paper used (categorical/binary in nature)

3) Type of loading condition used (categorical/binary in nature)

4) Cost & resources associated in these methods (quantitative continuous variable)

Based on variations on these variables the following response variable will vary:

1) Flight distance (quantitative continuous variable)

2) Durability in days (quantitative continuous variable)

3) Liking rating by customers (quantitative discrete variable)

Now we can perform ANOVA & multiple linear regression to assess the impact of inputs on response.