A recent headline reads "Early Language Skills Reduce Preschool
Tantrums, Study Finds," and the article offers potential
explanation of this: "Verbalizing their frustrations may
help little ones cope." The article refers to a study that
recording the language skill level( by identifying if the language
level is below average, average or above average) and the number of
tantrums from a sample of preschoolers.
(a.) What are the cases?
(b.) What is the explanatory variable and the response
variable? Indicate if the variable is categorical
or quantitative.
(c.) Is this a statistical experiment or an observational
study? If applicable, determine if it is a
randomized comparative or a matched pair experiment.
(d.) Based on the study, can we conclude that "Early Learning
Language Skills Reduce Preschool Tantrums'? Give
reason for your answer. If applicable, provide a possible
confounding variable.