1. The buzz about coffee A recent study of over 400,000 older people in eight states asked participants whether or not they drank coffee and followed them for 13 years. The researchers found that coffee drinkers tend to live longer than non-coffee drinkers.

a. What is the statistical question that the researchers were trying to answer? b. Identify the population and the sample.

c. Is this an observational study or an experiment? Explain.

a. The correlation between drinking coffee and longevity among older people

b. The population is the entire population of older people

The sample is the over 400,000 older people from eight states

c. It is an observational study

Step-by-step explanation:

a. A statistical question is a question that results in different answers from different respondents. Here the statistical question the researchers are trying to answer is if there is a correlation between drinking coffee and longevity among older people

b. The population is the entire population of older people and the sample is the over 400,000 older people from eight states

c. An observational study is one in which the researchers sought or collect data based on what is obtainable and make conclusions based on the sought or obtained data. An experiment is one in which the effects of inputs from the researchers on a group is recorded

From the description of the question, therefore, the study is observational.