How can you know if the spoon works?

Format: 2-17 Don’t confuse “no evidence” with “no effect”

Language/s: 3-4 - How certain is the evidence?

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Target Audience: 3-1 Do the outcomes measured matter to you?

Short Description:

Short, small group exercise on how to design a fair comparison using the "claim" that a spoon helps retain the bubbles in champagne.

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Details

Short, small group exercise on how to design a fair comparison using the “claim” that a spoon helps retain the bubbles in champagne.

Exercise 1. Students design a study; then

Exercise 2. Look at a study someone else has done.

This takes about 20 minutes, is good fun, and introduces some key concepts of trials.