1. A study was done to see if meditation would reduce blood pressure in patients with high blood pressure. There were 100 people available for the study. Half of the patients were randomly chosen to...

Extracted text: 1. A study was done to see if meditation would reduce blood pressure in patients with high blood pressure. There were 100 people available for the study. Half of the patients were randomly chosen to learn meditation and told to practice it for half an hour a day. The other half was told not to alter their regular daily routine. Blood pressure measurements were taken at the beginning of the study, after 5 weeks, and after 10 weeks. a. What procedure is being used? b. Specify the factors in this study, and for each one, state the number of levels. c. What are the hypotheses for the study?