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What are protons?

What are neutrons?

What is an atom or group of atoms that bonds to a reactive area of an organic compund, giving the compound may of its overall characteristics?

What are peptide bonds?

What is a sugar made up of two simple sugars such as lactose and sucrose?

What is a compound structure that is formed through the reaction of an fatty acid with an alcohol?

What term refers to a family of carbohydrates made of a single sugar unit that cannot be converted into smaller carbohydrate molecules?

Use this scenario for questions 29 and 30.In a study comparing educational strategies for patients undergoing surgery, patients were randomly assigned to the control group or the new, experimental intervention. Measures of knowledge were taken before and after the education for both groups. A survey was used to measure the knowledge that was scored 0-100 (higher score indicating greater knowledge).  What type of analysis could be used to see if the level of knowledge for ONLY the intervention group participants changed between the two time points? You might do this to see if the intervention improved their knowledge.

A student is conducting a research project to describe the “typical University of Minnesota college student”. They use the students in their statistics course as their sample of participants. The students fill out a survey, including demographic information, which the student analyzes for their project. What kind of sampling is this?

In order to calculate the necessary sample size for your study you will need to know: