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Determine whether the study depicts an observational study or an experiment.

Office workers are randomly divided into two groups. One group takes meditation breaks, the other takes 10-minute walks every 2 hours. After 1 month, each group is given a stress test to compare stress levels.

Choose the correct description of the study:

A. The study is an experiment because the study examines individuals in a sample but does not try to influence the variable of interest.
B. The study is an observational study because the study examines individuals in a sample but does not try to influence the variable of interest.
C. The study is an experiment because the researchers control one variable to determine the effect on the response variable.
D. The study is an observational study because the researchers control one variable to determine the effect on the response variable.



Answer :

Final answer:

The study in question is an experiment because researchers control one variable to determine the effect on the response variable.


Explanation:

The study is an experiment because the researchers control one variable to determine the effect on the response variable.

In this case, the researchers are assigning different interventions (meditation breaks and walks) to two groups of office workers to observe the impact on stress levels. By actively manipulating the variable (intervention assigned), they are conducting an experiment to study the relationship between the intervention and stress levels.

Observational studies, on the other hand, do not involve manipulation of variables and focus on observing natural occurrences without interference.


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