Question

Many studies have found an association between red meat consumption and an increased risk of chronic diseases. What is the relationship between red meat consumption and mortality? A large study followed 120,000 men and women who were free of coronary heart disease and cancer at the beginning of the study. Participants were asked detailed questions about their eating habits every four years, and the study spanned almost 30 years. It was found that the risk of dying at an early age—from heart disease, cancer, or any other cause, rises with the amount of red meat that they consumed.

A. Is this an observational study or an experiment?This is an observational studyThis is an experimentB. What are the explanatory and response variables?The explanatory variable is:____A. Red meat consumption.B. Whether or not a subject dies.The response variable is:____A. Red meat consumption.B. Whether or not a subject dies.

Answer 1

1. This is an observational study.

2. The explanatory variable is A. red meat consumption

3. The response variable is B. Whether or not a subject dies.

Explanation:

1. An observational study is a type of study where the researcher would observe the effects and he would also make no attempt to change the outcome

2. The explanatory variable is also called the independent variable and in this case it is red meat consumption because it is what would be used to predict the dependent variable

3. The response variable is known as the dependent variable it is our variable of interest. It is what the researcher is trying to find out. In this case the answer is whether or not the subject dies