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In an experiment, one thousand nine-year-old children were allowed to choose whether to participate in a program in which the researchers taught them dance during the daily break from their lessons. Four hundred of the children chose to participate for at least one year. At the end of the year, researchers found that the children who had participated had significantly better balance, on average, than those who had not. The researchers hypothesized that dancing resulted in a sustained improvement in the children's sense of balance.
It would be most helpful in evaluating the researcher's hypothesis to know whether the researchers ___1___ prior to having ___2___.
Select Researchers for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 1 in the given statement, and select Prior to for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 2 in the given statement to create the most accurate statement on the basis of the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
It would be most helpful in evaluating the researcher's hypothesis to know whether the researchers ___1___ prior to having ___2___.
Select Researchers for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 1 in the given statement, and select Prior to for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 2 in the given statement to create the most accurate statement on the basis of the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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| 1: Researchers | 2: Prior to | |
| tested the children's ability to dance | ||
| designed a second experiment | ||
| divided the children into the two experimental groups | ||
| tested the children's sense of balance | ||
| taught dance to the children through the dance program |
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1: Researchers: tested the children's sense of balance
2: Prior to: taught dance to the children through the dance program
Originally posted by goodyear2013 on 01 Sep 2014, 07:16.
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Last edited by Bunuel on 12 Jun 2024, 00:52, edited 21 times in total.
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In an experiment, one thousand nine-year-old children were allowed to choose whether to participate in a program in which the researchers taught them dance during the daily break from their lessons. Four hundred of the children chose to participate for at least one year. At the end of the year, researchers found that the children who had participated had significantly better balance, on average, than those who had not. The researchers hypothesized that dancing resulted in a sustained improvement in the children's sense of balance.
It would be most helpful in evaluating the researcher's hypothesis to know whether the researchers ___1___ prior to having __2__.
Select Researchers for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 1 in the given statement, and select Prior to for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 2 in the given statement to create the most accurate statement on the basis of the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
1:Researchers | 2: Prior to
0 0 tested the children's ability to dance
0 0 designed a second experiment
0 0 divided the children into the two experimental groups
0 0 tested the children's sense of balance
0 0 taught dance to the children through the dance program
According to the passage, the researchers compared the ability to dance of children who took dance classes to those who did not and concluded that dance improved their balance. It might also be the case that the children who took up dance had better balance even before starting the classes. It would be helpful to know how the two groups performed in terms of balance before the classes started to better evaluate the conclusion.It would be most helpful in evaluating the researcher's hypothesis to know whether the researchers ___1___ prior to having __2__.
Select Researchers for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 1 in the given statement, and select Prior to for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 2 in the given statement to create the most accurate statement on the basis of the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
1:Researchers | 2: Prior to
0 0 tested the children's ability to dance
0 0 designed a second experiment
0 0 divided the children into the two experimental groups
0 0 tested the children's sense of balance
0 0 taught dance to the children through the dance program
So, the correct answer should be It would be most helpful in evaluating the researcher's hypothesis to know whether the researchers tested the children's sense of balance prior to having taught dance to the children through the dance program.
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In an experiment, one thousand nine-year-old children were allowed to choose whether to participate in a program in which the researchers taught
them dance during the daily break from their lessons. Four hundred of the children chose to participate for at least one year. At the end of the year,
researchers found that the children who had participated had significantly better balance, on average, than those who had not.
The researchers hypothesized that dancing resulted in a sustained improvement in the children's sense of balance.
It would be most helpful in evaluating the researcher's hypothesis to know whether the researchers ___1___ prior to having __2__.
Select Researchers for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 1 in the given statement, and select Prior to for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 2 in the given statement to create the most accurate statement on the basis of the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
1:Researchers | 2: Prior to
0 0 tested the children's ability to dance
0 0 designed a second experiment
0 0 divided the children into the two experimental groups
0 0 tested the children's sense of balance
0 0 taught dance to the children through the dance program
them dance during the daily break from their lessons. Four hundred of the children chose to participate for at least one year. At the end of the year,
researchers found that the children who had participated had significantly better balance, on average, than those who had not.
The researchers hypothesized that dancing resulted in a sustained improvement in the children's sense of balance.
It would be most helpful in evaluating the researcher's hypothesis to know whether the researchers ___1___ prior to having __2__.
Select Researchers for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 1 in the given statement, and select Prior to for the phrase that fills the blank labeled 2 in the given statement to create the most accurate statement on the basis of the information provided. Make only two selections, one in each column.
1:Researchers | 2: Prior to
0 0 tested the children's ability to dance
0 0 designed a second experiment
0 0 divided the children into the two experimental groups
0 0 tested the children's sense of balance
0 0 taught dance to the children through the dance program
Hi, I found this question hard. In fact, not sure where to start with.
Can anyone explain this for me, please.
Hi goodyear2013
The passage says that, researchers "taught dance to childerne" and after one year they concluded that the children who had participated had significantly better balance, on average, than those who had not. And thus Dancing helped
Now as the result is based on the "average", if some of the children who took the program already knew dancing then the resulted average would stand incorrect.
Therefore Ans :
the researchers ___1.tested the children's ability to dance___ prior to having __2.taught dance to the children through the dance program__.
Hope it helps.
