https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy Maggy Pacuku & Shan Parkhurst en-us 2019-04-10 17:48:00 UTC 2024-05-16 10:42:24 UTC hello@padlet.com mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351732968 Does Eating a good breakfast before a test help with performance?]]> 2019-04-15 17:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351732968 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351735943 We chose to start the experiment on the first Friday of the semester, when the students would have a test and gave 1 group eggs, bacon and fruit and we gave the other group no breakfast. The second semester, we did the same thing throughout different weeks to make sure our results are accurate.]]> 2019-04-15 17:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351735943 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351736692 We ran our study on Boulder Creek High school seniors on each semester of the school year.]]> 2019-04-15 17:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351736692 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351737157 The explanatory variable to our experimental study is the type of breakfast the group of high school seniors are given. ]]> 2019-04-15 17:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351737157 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351738122 We will compare the test scores of those who ate a good breakfast before taking the test and those who skipped breakfast before taking the test, we will do this to see if eating a good breakfast helps students do better on tests. ]]> 2019-04-15 17:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/351738122 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352357671 For our experiment, we asked the office to give us a list of 100 senior students at Boulder Creek. From that list, we numbered the students and selected 50 for our treatment group. Potential Lurking variables are the difficulty of the test,  normal academic performance, skill. ]]> 2019-04-17 16:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352357671 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352359132 With a sample size of 100, our margin of error comes out to be 10%. This margin of error is pretty low which is a good thing because it means our results should have a good representation of the population.]]> 2019-04-17 16:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352359132 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352359628 Our experimental units were randomly selected from the list of seniors from Boulder Creek and after we explained the experiment to them and what was required of them, they agreed to participate and take part in the study. ]]> 2019-04-17 16:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352359628 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352360866 We will not be able to have a blind study because the students will obviously be able to taste what they are eating, they will know if they’re eating something or not.  A double blind wouldn’t work either because we need to know who is eating what breakfast.]]> 2019-04-17 17:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352360866 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352361025  Just as we predicted, students eating breakfast has a positive affect on test scores. We found that those who did not eat breakfast did poorly on their tests.  Running this experiment  gave us the data that allowed us to come to this conclusion.  As a result, the cafeteria at Boulder creek High school will offer more nutritional breakfast options to students. ]]> 2019-04-17 17:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352361025 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352361208 It is possible for this study to be replicated in the future with an additional study that could look at more students throughout each grade, or adding more treatments. With replication, there would be confidence in our results and it would strength our study. A replication would be beneficial. ]]> 2019-04-17 17:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352361208 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352364948 For our study, we will use a crossover design. A crossover design is the best option because each group should get the 2 treatments and with this we will have a better understanding on if a nutritious breakfast is beneficial regarding test grades or not. We can be sure that good test scores were due to the healthy breakfast the student ate prior to testing. ]]> 2019-04-17 17:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352364948 sapar829 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352413952 Every person who eats breakfast will act as the control group, since the other group will not being eating breakfast we will be able to compare test scores between the two groups.]]> 2019-04-17 19:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352413952 sapar829 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352415991 There was definitely a statistical difference. Students who got  A's and B's on their tests ate breakfast where students who got C's and D's did not eat breakfast. There is an obvious difference in the scores. ]]> 2019-04-17 19:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352415991 sapar829 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352416002 Breakfast aid to academic performance whereas, no breakfast caused students to performed at a low rate.]]> 2019-04-17 19:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352416002 sapar829 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352417948 We had a team of five researchers getting paid $12 and hour and the students volunteered to participate in the trial. Although, we provided the breakfast for the students in that group. The researchers all worked a total of 65 hours on the project.
Salaries: 5x12x65=$3,900
Breakfast cost=$200
Total cost=$4,100]]> 2019-04-17 19:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352417948 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352422797 2019-04-17 20:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352422797 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352425771 2019-04-17 20:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352425771 mpac458 https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352472373 2019-04-18 02:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mpac458/33iqyxkzfmgy/wish/352472373