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Question 21 • Statistics

A biologist wants to determine if different temperatures ( 15 times degree C , 25 times degree C , or 35 times degree C ) and amounts of sunlight (partial or full) will affect the growth of plants. He will test each combination of temperature and sunlight by randomly assigning 15 plants to each of the combinations. What type of sampling is described in this study?

Answer
A
more than two samples
B
one sample
C
two samples
D
paired data

Explanation

There are 3 temperature levels and 2 sunlight levels, so the study tests 3 × 2 = 6 combinations. The biologist assigns a separate group of 15 plants to each combination, giving more than two samples. This is not paired data because the same plants are not measured under two conditions.

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