Question

Alice wants to prove to her parents that listening to music while she does her homework will help her get better grades. She decides to ask 25 of her friends if they listen to music while they do their homework and what their grades are. She finds that her friends who have high grades also listen to music while they do their homework. She tells her parents that she has proven that listening to music while doing homework will cause her grades to improve. What mistake has Alice made?

She did not separate her friends into different groups, and she didn't apply a treatment.
She did not separate her friends into different groups, and she used a survey to collect data.
She did not use a random sample, and she tried to show cause and effect with an observational study.
She did not use a random sample, and she tried to show cause and effect with an experiment.

Answer 1

The answer is definetly the third one, She did not use a random sample and tried to show a cause and effect realtionship with an obervational study.

Explanation:

I took the test and got it right.

Answer 2

i am pretty sure the answer is the third one, you can not ask a question and say that the information is correct without doing an experiment or any research