question archive Quiz week 2 (5 points)   This assignment has 2 broad purposes:   a) To apply the three assumptions of causality to determine a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables

Quiz week 2 (5 points)   This assignment has 2 broad purposes:   a) To apply the three assumptions of causality to determine a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables

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Quiz week 2 (5 points)

 

This assignment has 2 broad purposes:

 

a) To apply the three assumptions of causality to determine a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables.

 

b) To practice the concept of falsifiability.

 

Format: (Typed, single or double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman)

 

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Quiz week 2 (5 points)

 

1. Read the following scenario and apply the 3 principles of causality learned in class (2 points):

 

If you want to perk up your sex life, drink more coffee. This is the suggestion of a study that found that couples that reported regularly drinking coffee also reported nearly three times as much sexual activity a week later as couples who did not drink coffee.

 

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3)

 

So, does drinking coffee increases sexual activity?

 

 

2. Are these claims falsifiable? Explain why or why not. (3 points)

 

A. All turtles have shells. (1 point)

 

B. There are ghosts living in trees. (1 point)

 

C. There are no gold pots at the end of rainbows. (1 point)

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