NHANES Lab Study 1 - BSC2010L General Biology Laboratory FIU - Hypothesis and Data Collection

NHANES Lab Study 1 - BSC2010L General Biology Laboratory FIU - Hypothesis and Data Collection. Use the scientific method to address two hypotheses based on the data for the 2003 National Health and Nutrition Survey. 1. Examine the different variables and come up with two questions you would like to examine. Record your questions below. 2. Using PubMed, conduct some background research on each of your questions. Record your preliminary findings on each question below and include the references you used (at least one reference should be cited for each question): A. Background research & reference(s) for question 1 B. Background research & reference(s) for question 2 3. For each question you will generate 3 hypotheses: a scientific hypothesis, a null hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis. You will need to write 6 hypotheses in total. Write those below A. Scientific Hypothesis 1: a. Null Hypothesis 1: b. Alternative Hypothesis 1: B. Scientific Hypothesis 2: a. Null Hypothesis 2: b. Alternative Hypothesis 2: 4. Using the NHANES data set, generate graphs for each of your hypotheses and paste them below. When creating your graphs, keep the following points in mind: • Refer to the video posted on Canvas for information on how to create and modify data using the Data Portal. • Remember to include at least 1,000 people. • Remember the acronym DRY-MIX when deciding which variable to plot on each axis. • The graphs should have a title and have labeled x- and y-axis. Questions: 1. For each set of hypotheses, what trends did you observe in the data? 2. What are you able to conclude about your hypotheses based on the data you collected? 3. Was your analysis of the data sufficient to reach meaningful conclusions? Explain. 4. How does your conclusion match what you found during your preliminary research?