Experimental Design Pre-Assessment

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7 questions
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Read the story about Mr. Crabs and identify this part of the experiment ....
The breath mints are the ....

Krusty Krabs Breath Mints
  • Mr. Krabs created a secret ingredient for a breath mint that he thinks will “cure” the bad breath people get from eating crabby patties at the Krusty Krab.
  • He asked 100 customers with a history of bad breath to try this new breath mint.
  • He had fifty customers (Group A) eat a breath mint after they finished eating a crabby patty.
  • The other fifty (Group B) also received a breath mint after they finished the sandwich, however, it was just a regular breath mint and did not have the secret ingredient.
  • Both groups were told that they were getting the breath mint that would cure their bad breath.
  • Two hours after eating the crabby patties, thirty customers in Group A and ten customers in Group B reported having better breath than they normally had after eating crabby patties.

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The number of customers who reported fresher breath.

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Making customers wait 2 hours after eating Krabby Patty & mint is an example a/an

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Sponge Bob Clean Pants: Read the following

SpongeBob noticed that his favorite pants were not as clean as they used to be. His friend Sandy told him that he should try using Clean-O detergent, a new laundry soap she found at Sail-Mart. SpongeBob made sure to wash one pair of pants in plain water and another pair in water with the Clean-O detergent. After washing both pair of pants a total of three times, the pants washed in the Clean-O detergent did not appear to be any cleaner than the pants washed in plain water."My PaNtsaRE DIRty!"

What is Sponge Bob's problem?

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What is the independent variable in Sponge Bob Clean Pants?

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What is the dependent variable in Sponge Bob Clean Pants?

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SpongeBob Clean Pants:
How many trials are in SpongeBob's experiment?