1.

It is appropriate to use data from a sample to make an interference about a population when
the sample is selected at random from the population
2. It is appropriate to make inference about cause and effect when the subjects are randomly
assigned to treatment groups in an experiment.
3. Informed consent.
4. False
5. A. No. Sample was randomy selected.
B. The largest population to which we can generalize this result is all adults in Lausanne,
Switzerland.
6. A. No. Sample was selected randomly, but not from population of all U.S. adults.
B. Largest population to which we can generalize this result is all young adults
7. A. No. The sample was selected randomly but not from the population of all sports fans.
B. The largest population to which we can generalize this result is all students at the major
university with highly ranked football team.
8. A. No. Sample was selected randomly, but not from population of all types of batteries produced
by this company.
B. The largest population to which we can generalize this result is all AA batteries that were in
the company’s warehouse.
9. No. Researchers didn’t randomly assign adults to take a specific number of naps per week.
10. No. Researchers didn’t randomly assign young adults to eat foods with added sugars a certain
number of times.
11. Yes. Researchers assigned students to describe a football game after a win or loss.
12. Yes. Researchers assigned AA batteries to be stored either in freezer or at room temperature for
3 years.
13. The subjects were not able to give informed consent. They didn’t know what was happening to
them
14. Facebook users involved in study did not know they were going to be subjected to treatments.
No consent concluded.
15. Many would consider this to be appropriate use of collecting data without participants’
knowledge because data are, in effect, anonymous and confidential.