Question: A group of social scientists deliberating on adverse effects of television on society has made the following statements.

I. The amount of violence shown on television contributes to violence

II. Television contributes to obesity among children

III. People who watch television frequently are exposed to many commercials which drives them to buy unnecessary goods resulting in debt

Describe how you would investigate the third statement?

Hint: There are two variables involved here. A proper investigation should include statistical testing. In this unit you learnt how to conduct a test of hypothesis on the population mean and on the slope coefficient in the simple linear regression equation. This question is worth 10 marks and you should describe with reasonable detail to score well here.