which situation is an example of an observational study?

a. placing different groups of people in different colored rooms and recording their mood
b. finding the number of red jellybeans placed in an average jar of jellybeans by counting
c. dividing a class into thirds, giving each third a different amount of time to read, and then testing comprehension
d. having customers fill out a questionnaire about their favorite brand of toothpaste

 A.Placing different groups of people in different colored rooms and recording their mood

Step-by-step explanation:

An observational study is a study in which a researcher just records behavior in a particular manner without  interfering with the behavior.

In this study, the researcher has no influence or control over the variables .

From the given options , only option A representing a situation which can be an example of observational study."Placing different groups of people in different colored rooms and recording their mood "

Here the researcher just recording the mood of people without any influence.

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step-by-step explanation:

d. 24+-0.114

step-by-step explanation:

the question requires us to calculate the approximate 95% confidence interval for the mean number of ounces of ketchup per bottle in the sample given the following statistics;

sample mean = 24

standard deviation, σ = 0.4

sample size , n = 49

the confidence interval for a population mean is calculated using the formula;

sample mean ± z-score*(σ/sqrt(n))

the z-score associated with a 95% confidence interval, from the standard normal tables, is;

1.96

substituting these values into the formula;

24 ± 1.96*(0.4/7)

= 24 ± 0.112

from the alternatives given, choice d is closest to the above expression;