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A coach wants to see how long the members of the water polo team can hold their breath. He times each member and finds that the average is 45 seconds. What type of study is this?

Experiment
Observational study
Randomized trial
Double-blind study

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Answer:

Observational study

Explanation:

In an experiment, one group is given a treatment and one group is a control group. There is only one group here; this is not an experiment.

A randomized trial involves some sort of random selection of participants; there is no randomization here, so this is not a randomized trial.

In a double-blind study, neither the participants nor the researcher are aware of the participants in the study; this is not a double-blind study.

The coach observes the amount of time the members of the team can hold their breath. This is an observational study.

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Since he observed that the team has average of 45 seconds, then it is observational study
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