Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data (4th Edition)
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Author: Alan Agresti, Christine A. Franklin, Bernhard Klingenberg
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 7PB
Speaking foreign languages A 2014 study (http://www.futurity.org/foreign-languages-make-us-less-moral/) examined the relationship between using a foreign language and acting for the common good. They examined two groups of people, one that used their native language and one that used a foreign language. Each group was presented with a moral dilemma that required the subject to make a choice about saving himself or herself versus sacrificing his or her life for the sake of saving others. Those using a foreign language chose saving others at a higher rate than those using their native language.
- a. Identify the response variable and the explanatory variable.
- b. Is this study an observational study or an experiment? Explain.
- c. Can we conclude that speaking a foreign language causes one to act morally? Explain.
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