Statistics Investigation Introduction A new drug was developed that was claimed to lower the cholesterol level in humans. A leading heart specialist was interested to know if the claim made by the company selling the drug was accurate. They enlisted the help of 50 patients. They agreed to take part in an experiment in which 25 patients would be randomly allocated to a group that would take the new drug and the other 25 would take an identical looking pill that was a placebo (a sugar pill that
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acts.” To me this means that you have to answer to your own self and that you judge yourself on your thinking and possible actions. You have to weigh the outcomes and ask yourself what you can you live with doing? It’s what your moral thinking is and how it is applied. Scenario 1 - Drugs at a Friend’s House There is a moral dilemma for this situation. I am an off duty police officer and observe several other people at a friend’s party using the recreational drug‚ cocaine. The friend of mine is outside
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Why do girls do better than boys at school? Investigation Aim – With the use of covert participant observation and study of secondary data‚ I will be analyzing and investigation the question “Why do girls do better at school than boys?” I will come to a conclusion on whether this question is correct and if it is true or not‚ then explaining the reasons why they do better or why they do not. Hypothesis – We believe that girls do better in school and this is because most girls can multi task and think
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Aim. The aim of this investigation is to find out how Slaters react to an increase or decrease of the temperature in its surroundings. Hypothesis The speed of the Slaters will increase when the temperature of its environment is increased or decreased from its preferred range‚ so it ensures that they spend less time in unfavorable conditions to avoid desiccation. Method 1. This experiment is done using a water bath to change and control the temperature being trialed. The water bath will have
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E-mail: sales@ibo.org Printed in the United Kingdom by the International Baccalaureate Organization‚ Cardiff. 3016 Contents Introduction The Historical Investigation: Guidance for Teachers Frequently Asked Questions The Historical Investigation: Guidance for Students The Written Account Outlines for the Historical Investigation
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PENDULUM INVESTIGATION Aim of the investigation The aim of the pendulum investigation is to see what will happen if I change a variable whilst I swing a pendulum and see the effect which it has on the pendulums time to complete one whole swing (from where it starts‚ to the opposite end‚ and back again). This will give me an insight into what will effect the time of the swinging of the pendulum‚ be it weight‚ string length‚ the angle‚ or the swinging point. Planning my investigation I will
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antitrust behavior. Likewise‚ there was also no mention of a name for the type of antitrust act that was done here. After the full-scale investigation was brought up‚ Google was commanded to change the way it displays its search results and alter the agreements it has with its advertisers. Monopolies and oligopolies are not always bad for society. It really depends on how these different firms conduct their business. If they are going to intentionally produce only a few products and not let any other firm
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STEM INVESTIGATION Our product is the light bulb. As there are many different variations of the light bulb‚ we will just talk about it in general. If a question requires us to talk about other variations‚ then we shall. WHAT IS YOUR PRODUCT? The purpose of our product‚ the light bulb‚ is to provide light in the darkness. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR PRODUCT? The first patent filed for a light bulb was in Canada by a medical electrician in Toronto by the name of Henry Woodward and
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Title: Career Investigation. Author: Career Investigated: Chef Describe this career: A kitchen chef is a person who cooks professionally. In a professional kitchen setting‚ the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen. What are the most important skills for the job? Communication skills / social skills / practical skills / problem solving skills. What are the most important personal qualities or attributes required for this position? Interest in food
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MATH INVESTIGATION 4.2 FACTORIZATIONS on the Math Investigator determines if a number is prime or composite. If a number is composite‚ it prints all its factors‚ the number of factors‚ and its prime factorization. The numbers 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ and 6 have 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ and 4 factors‚ respectively: 1 has only 1 as a factor; 2 has 1 and 2 as factors; 4 has 1‚ 2‚ and 4 as factors; and 6 has 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ and 6 as factors. These factors are illustrated by the rectangles shown here. Starting Points for Investigations
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