In an experiment to determine if a new type of fertilizer is better than the current "standard" fertilizer for growing corn, 20 plots of land are randomly assigned one of the two types. at the end of the growing season, the corn yields for each plot are measured. it was found that plots that were located closer to a highway had smaller yields than other plots. in this experiment, distance from the highway is a

The correct answer to the question: In this experiment, distance from the highway is a:___, would be: lurking variable.

Step-by-step explanation:

Lurking variables, also known as confounding variables, are factors, or elements that may be part of a relationship between two variables being measured, but that were not considered within the original design of the study, and which can alter the conclusions and results to which a study can point. In this case, the researchers wished to compare the effectiveness of a fertilizer on the process of corn cultivation. The plots selected were each given one type of fertilizer at random and the results were to be measured by how much corn was produced by the plot of land. Although the two variables originally measured were fertilizer vs. corn production, the design did not consider that there would be an additional factor that could play a role. However, in the end, this new, or lurking, variable, confounded the design because now another factor had to be calculated; that those plots of land closer to the highway experienced higher rates of corn growth than those further away.

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a) 40 more; b) old factory:   10%, new factory:   16%; c) week 4

explanation:

a) at week 0, we see in the graph that the new factory produces 190 specialty items.  

using the function, substituting 0 in for w,

this is a difference of 230-190 = 40.

b) the function for the old factory is written in the form f(x) = a(1+r)ˣ, where a is the original amount, x is the amount of time and r is the growth rate.   the equation for the old factory is ; 230 is in place of a and is the original amount; w is the amount of time; which means 1+r = 1.1.   this means that r must be 0.1 or 10%.

for the new factory, we find the percent of increase to find the growth rate; the formula for this is

between the first two points, the amount of change is 220-190 = 30; this gives us

30/190 = 0.158 ≈ 0.16 = 16%

c) at week 0, the old factory has 230 while the new factory has 190.

at week 1, the old factory has 230(1.1) = 253 while the new factory has 220.

at week 2, the old factory has 230(1.1²) = 278.3 while the new factory has 252.

at week 3, the old factory has 230(1.1³) = 306.13 while the new factory has 290.

at week 4, the old factory has 230(1.1⁴) = 336.743 while the new factory has 337.   this is the first week that the new factory surpasses the old.