a) Identify the question, population, and sample.
b) Discuss any potential bias or lurking variables that may affect the results.
c) Write about the extent to which we can generalize the findings to all people who use cell phones.

In a study by Joshua E. Muscat and others reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the cell phone habits of 469 people with brain cancer were compared with those of 422 healthy people matched by age, gender, and other characteristics. The cell phone use of the group with cancer averaged 2.5 hours per month, compared with the control group’s

Question

a) Identify the question, population, and sample.
b) Discuss any potential bias or lurking variables that may affect the results.
c) Write about the extent to which we can generalize the findings to all people who use cell phones.

In a study by Joshua E. Muscat and others reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the cell phone habits of 469 people with brain cancer were compared with those of 422 healthy people matched by age, gender, and other characteristics. The cell phone use of the group with cancer averaged 2.5 hours per month, compared with the control group’s