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1. "Energy drinks" contain ingredients such as sugar, caffeine, guarana, ginseng, and taurine, which are purported to give those who drink them more physical and mental energy. Because they are considered a "nutritional supplement," their safety and effectiveness have not been studied very much. You want to know whether drinking the equivalent of one can of energy drink each day will affect the lifespan of mice. The basic design is that once a mouse reaches adult size (at seven weeks old for the strain you're using), it will be given 70 microliters of an energy drink every day, in addition to its regular food and water. You will record how long each mouse lives. You will compare five energy drinks: Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar, Amp, and Full Throttle. Describe, in a numbered step-by-step format, all the steps you would take in designing and analyzing this experiment.
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