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1.4 Exercise 2

Avg difficulty 2.5

A study needs to be conducted of the effect of three medicines A, B, and C on the height of adults aged 30 to 45. 90 adults were selected randomly and divided into three equal groups. The first group was asked to take medicine A for 6 months. The second group was asked to take medicine B for 6 months. The third group was asked to take medicine C for 6 months. The average change in height in each group is calculated at the end of the study.

Identify the following values for this study: population, sample, experimental units, explanatory variables, response variable, treatments.

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