Question

A group of researchers is designing an experiment to test whether working late at night reduces a person's productivity. The researchers selected a sample of 60 adults, and over the next month, 30 of them will complete assigned tasks late at night whereas the remaining 30 will complete the same tasks during the afternoon. At the end of the month, the researchers will compare the average amount of time it takes each group to complete the tasks. Why is it important that the researchers use randomization to assign each of the adults to a group

Answer 1

Answer: Randomization prevents the researchers from specifically assigning all adults who regularly stay up late to complete assigned tasks late at night.

-Randomization ensures each group will be similar in everything except the time of day they are assigned to work.

-Randomization prevents the adults from selecting their own group.

Explanation:

The options include:

a. Randomization ensures each group will be similar in everything except the time of day they are assigned to work.

b. Randomization prevents the adults from selecting their own group.

c. Randomization eliminates lurking variable from the experiment.

d. Randomization prevents the researchers from specifically assigning all adults who regularly stay up late to complete assigned tasks late at night.

e. Randomization ensures that there'll be an equal number of adults in each group.

Randomization refers to a method that is based on chance alone whereby the participants in a particular study are assigned to treatment group. Based on the information given, it us important that the researchers use randomization to assign each of the adults to a group because:

• Randomization ensures each group will be similar in everything except the time of day they are assigned to work.

• Randomization prevents the researchers from specifically assigning all adults who regularly stay up late to complete assigned tasks late at night.

• Randomization prevents the adults from selecting their own group.