Question

A researcher is interested in the effects of exercise on mental health and he proposes the following study: Use stratified random sampling to ensure representative proportions of 18-30, 31-40 and 41- 55 year olds from the population. Next, randomly assign half the subjects from each age group to exercise twice a week, and instruct the rest not to exercise. Conduct a mental health exam at the beginning and at the end of the study, and compare the results.
(a) What type of study is this? (observational or experimental study)?
(b) What are the treatment and control groups in this study?
(c) Does this study make use of blocking? If so, what is the blocking variable?
(d) poin Does this study make use of blinding?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) The type of study described in the question is referred to as an experimental study.

(b) The treatment group is the group that exercises 2 times a week, whereas the control group is the group that does not exercise.

(c) Yes, the study under consideration makes use of blocking.

The blocking variables are 18-30-year-olds, 31-40-year-olds, and 41-55year olds.

(d) No, the study under consideration did not make use of blinding because the patients know if they are in the group that exercises or the one that doesn’t.