Below are questions that will help you get started with your
Last updated: 2/22/2024
Below are questions that will help you get started with your research project specifically the how to portion Methods of your project Submit this page to the corresponding lab assignment on Canvas Please color your answers as either red purple or blue You will use the responses to these questions to prepare the Methods section of your research paper 1 What is your research question Do ants gravitate more toward high sugar food than they do low sugar food 2 What are your null and alternate hypotheses Null Hypotheses ants will not gravitate more towards high sugar foods than they will towards low sugar foods Alternative Hypotheses ants will gravitate more towards high sugar foods than they will low sugar foods 3 What is your prediction 4 Describe your experimental design a What is the independent variable The independent variable is the food Cucumbers low sugar low protein cinnamon bun high sugar low protein hard boiled egg low sugar high protein peanut butter high sugar high protein b What is the dependent variable How specifically will you measure the dependent variable What is the experimental treatment s C d What is the control treatment e What are the constant variables f How are replication and randomization included Replication will be ensured by conducting the experiment over three consecutive days Randomization can be achieved by randomly assigning the order in which the food types are presented each day g What statistical test will you use and why 5 The statistical test I will use is the T test because the variables I m dealing with in this experiment are categorical a What results would support your alternative hypothesis b What materials will you need Cucumbers a cinnamon bun hard boiled egg peanut butter a timer white index cards c Briefly describe your methods in narrative form The experiment involves placing various food types cucumbers cinnamon bun hard boiled egg peanut butter on white index cards near an ant nest The ants food preference will be observed for 10 minutes and the frequency of choices between high sugar and low sugar foods will be recorded over three consecutive