Researchers in the nutrition department at a large university conducted a study with 10,000 women. whether a given individual would be assigned to take vitamin c or the placebo was determined by flipping a coin. as a result, about 5,000 women were assigned to take vitamin c and about 5,000 to take the placebo. the researchers summarized the results of the experiment by using percentages. of the women taking vitamin c, 3.4% got a cold, compared to 25.6% of those taking the placebo. based on the observed results, the study authors concluded that taking vitamin c reduces the risk of getting a cold. the generalization that vitamin c reduces the risk of getting a cold is what aspect of the study?

A2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items

Should basketball replace baseball as americans national pastime?

Drea has never had alcohol, but she believes her friends when they tell her that almost everybody at their school drinks on a regular basis. in reality, very few students at the school drink alcohol.which statement best describes what is occurring in this situation? a.peers are influencing what drea thinks of as normal behavior. b.peers are pressuring drea to drink. c.drea is not really influenced by what her peers think. d.drea is giving in to peer pressure.