Get Married!! Mr.

Anandhu Babu, a psychologist conducts a study and finds that married people report greater levels of happiness than non-married people. Here is how he conducts his study: He puts an ad in a local newspaper. The ads says that he is seeking volunteers for his study, and that he is looking for married people and non-married people to participate. He pays participants 50/- each. He has them answer a series of questions about their happiness. His data show that married people, on average, had higher happiness scores than non-married people. Mr. James Kurian, reporter of TOI read about the study in an academic journal and writes a newspaper article entitled Get married! It will make you happier. a. b. c. d. e. What is wrong with the James Kurians articles title? Was there anyting wrong in the way Anandhu did the study? How could it have been done? Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the study conduted by study Anandhu? What could have been the questions that Anandhu asked the respondents? What would you conclude about the researchers study on marriage and happiness?

Get Married!! Mr. Anandhu Babu, a psychologist conducts a study and finds that married people report greater levels of happiness than non-married people. Here is how he conducts his study: He puts an ad in a local newspaper. The ads says that he is seeking volunteers for his study, and that he is looking for married people and non-married people to participate. He pays participants 50/- each. He has them answer a series of questions about their happiness. His data show that married people, on average, had higher happiness scores than non-married people. Mr. James Kurian, reporter of TOI read about the study in an academic journal and writes a newspaper article entitled Get married! It will make you happier. a. What is wrong with the James Kurians articles title? b. Was there anyting wrong in the way Anandhu did the study? How could it have been done? c. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the study conduted by study Anandhu? d. What could have been the questions that Anandhu asked the respondents? e. What would you conclude about the researchers study on marriage and happiness?