For Exercises 35–38, do the following: (a) State which type of study is involved: experimental or observational. (b) Identify the response variable and the predictor variable.
37. A manufacturer is interested in whether a new computer processor will improve the performance of its electronics equipment.
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(a) Experimental (b) response variable: performance of the electronics equipment; predictor variable: whether or not a piece of equipment has a new computer processor