2005, Form B, Question 3 · 4 points

Mosquito repellent experiment designs

Describe how to randomize and what inference to use for a completely randomized design and for a matched pairs design comparing two repellents, then argue which design is better.

This exam had six free-response questions, each scored from 0 to 4. Its Question 6, the Investigative Task, is no longer part of the exam. The current exam has 4 free-response questions in 90 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.

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