3.8 Picky Eaters. A study of 2049 children in grades 4 to 6 in 33 schools recorded their behaviors in the lunchroom. One of the conclusions of the study was that girls discarded more food than boys.
Is this an observational study or an experiment? Explain your answers
Is it a sample survey? Explain your answers
If it is an experiment, what is the conditions? Explain your answers
Solution:
The study of behaviors within the lunch room, is observational
study.
Here they take observations from 33 school , they take observed the
behaviour of women and boys , then get conclusion.
So this is often observational study .
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