Question

A small gray kitten showed up at Lynn's house. Her mother told her she could keep it, so she checked the cabinets and refrigerator for food. She found some tuna and fed the kitten. The next day her mother went to the store and bought some dry cat food. When Lynn put the cat food out, the kitten just walked away. "I think kittens like canned tuna better than dry food," Lynn said. Did Lynn reach a valid conclusion about kittens? A) No. One kitten is not an appropriate sample size. B) No. Kittens can not eat dry food so her results are not valid. C) Yes. Lynn watched her kitten closely and kept accurate observations. D) Yes. Lynn's conclusion is accurate since it is based on how her kitten behaves.

Answer 1

Answer:

A) No. One kitten is not an appropriate sample size

Explanation:

She is making a mistake of generalizing the results of one single situation to the results of all the food that her cat can eat, and then to the whole species, if she wants to determine if all cats prefer tuna, she should use a sizeable source and test it on several cats in order for it to be scientifically correct and to be able to say "Cats prefer tuna over dry food".

Answer 2

This question is very simple if you really think about it. B isn't correct because kittens can eat dry food. A wouldn't be correct. Also C wouldn't be correct because it doesn't matter if you watch your kitten eat or not so the answer would be D because some kittens prefer dry food and some prefer canned food better. So it's based on how her kitten behaves.