2026, Question 2 · Focus on Sampling and Experimental Design · 4 points
Coffee grounds and rosebush flowers
Name the treatments, units and response in a greenhouse experiment, describe a random assignment giving equal group sizes, and explain what a statistically significant result means here.
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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