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 Survey Review (30 points)
Write a review of the survey and include

• the population to which it should apply (5 pts.)
• the sample (3 pts.)
• the variable(s) (6 pts.) explanatory, response, lurking, confounding
• the question: biased, unrelated, too much jargon, etc. ? (6 pts.)
• an analysis: (10 pts.)
• was the survey properly interpreted and appropriately generalized, 
• would you suggest changes and if so, what are those changes.

Experimental Study Review (40 pts.)
Identify (15 pts.)
•    the population, 
•    the variable(s) – explanatory, response, lurking, confounding 
•    was the sample random, 
•    was random assignment used 
•    do the hypotheses address the research question
•    the parameter

Support or reject the method used - EXPLAIN (10 pts.)
Analysis (15 pts.)

• Appropriate conclusion 
• is a cause-and-effect conclusion appropriate 
• does the conclusion follow from the hypotheses
•  is the p-value suitable for the conclusion
• Evaluate the credibility of the study

Observational Study Review (35 pts.)
Identify (15 pts.)
•    Type of Study
•    Population
•    Variables – explanatory, response, lurking, confounding 
•    Sample – random?
•    Do the hypotheses address the research question
•    The parameter

Support or reject method used – EXPLAIN (10 pts.)

Analysis (10 pts.)

• Appropriate conclusion 
• does the conclusion follow from the hypotheses
• Is the p-value suitable for the conclusion
• Evaluate the credibility of the study