2. In studying the effect of a drug for treating patients with respiratory problems, a researcher obtained a sample of 12 consenting patients, who, after discussion with their doctor, chose a respiratory drug they would receive. Patients' respiratory tests were assessed twice over a two-month period after initiating the treatment. Research question: The researcher wants to know if there is a significant difference between the group in their second test and those that didn't take the drug in their overall mean of 3.35 in average respiratory scores with a standard deviation of .08. Is there a difference between the two means - does the drug work? Carry out 9 steps of hypothesis testing.

Are these results statistically significant or not?

Part II. Complete the ANOVA table below using the study description. Answer the questions to determine if there is in fact a significant difference between the three groups. A psychologist would like to examine the effects of sugar consumption on the activity level of preschool children.  Three samples of children are selected with n = 5 in each sample.  One group gets no sugar, one group gets a small dose, and the third group gets a large dose.  The psychologist records the activity level for each child.  The data from this experiment are presented below.  1. Do these data indicate any significant differences among the three groups?  Test with α = .05.

As an admissions counselor, I am interested in understanding whether or not there is a difference in stress levels not only between different majors but also between different classes (Freshman v. Seniors). I gather the following data from students from three majors (Psychology, Chemistry, and Engineering), that are in their freshmen or senior years and ask them about their stress levels (scale of 1-10, with lower numbers meaning less stress). Using the data below, test whether there are effects of class, major, or an interaction between them at an alpha of 0.05.    Psychology Chemistry Engineering Freshmen 3, 4, 4, 2, 4 4, 5, 7, 8, 4 5, 7, 7, 8, 5 Senior 4, 5, 5, 3, 5 8, 5, 6, 7, 7 9, 9, 8, 7, 9 Complete the ANOVA summary table below:  Source SS df MS (variance) F MAJOR         CLASS         MAJOR*CLASS         ERROR/RESIDUAL       Nothing here TOTAL     Nothing here Nothing here   What can we conclude?…

Studies indicate that excessive noise at night can affect weight gain. One study of n = 127 rats compared the weight gain of rats exposed to excessive noise at night and the weight gain of rats in a quiet night environment. Sample statistics for the study are given in the table below. Use this information to determine if there is significant evidence that weight gain of rats exposed to excessive noise at night is different on average than weight gain of rats in a quiet night environment.        Excessive noise at night environment  (Group 1)   Quiet night environment  (Group 2) Sample mean (grams) 22.4 19.9 Sample standard deviation (grams) 6.4 3.8 Observations/Sample size 69 58       The 95% confidence interval for the difference (Group 1 – Group 2) in weight gain of rats exposed to excessive noise at night and rats in quiet night environment is (0.7g, 4.3g). Interpret this confidence interval in one or two sentences.

Dr. Mutombo would like to assess the impact of using an online statistics service to help students study for the PSY 215 departmental final exam. A sample of 12 students is obtained. Half (n = 6) are given access to the new stats online service while the other half (n = 6) serves as a control group. Each group of students is eventually tested on an exam out of a 100. Below is the data obtained: Answer the following questions. Show your work for full credit and round to the third decimal whenever necessary. Control Group Experimental Group M1=63 M2=88 SS1=1250 SS2=1750 a. State your hypotheses b. Does the data indicate a ɔignificant difference between the treatments for a two-tailed test at the .05 level of significance? Please specify (1) the t statistic, (2) specify the boundaries of the critical region, (3) state your decision. Show your computations for full credit c. Compute r2 d. Write up your results in a sentence as you would for a research paper; use APA format.

An online dating company wants to investigate perceptions of the services they offer. Two independent research companies collect data and ask several questions of a sample of individuals who identify as "single." Specifically, they want to determine at a 5% significance level if more than half of single people answer "yes" to the question, "Do you think that online dating is right for you?" The results for each researcher appear in the following table. Company A Company B P-value = 0.021 P-value = 0.063 "At the 5% significance level, the data provide convincing evidence that more than half of single people believe that online dating is right for them." "At the 5% significance level, the data do not provide convincing evidence that more than half of single people believe that online dating is right for them." Part A: Identify at least two reasons why the companies came up with different P-values. Part B: A researcher at Company B revisits the analysis and instead concludes the…

Studies indicate that excessive noise at night can affect weight gain. One study of n = 127 rats compared the weight gain of rats exposed to excessive noise at night and the weight gain of rats in a quiet night environment. Sample statistics for the study are given in the table below. Use this information to determine if there is significant evidence that weight gain of rats exposed to excessive noise at night is different on average than weight gain of rats in a quiet night environment.        Excessive noise at night environment  (Group 1)   Quiet night environment  (Group 2) Sample mean (grams) 22.4 19.9 Sample standard deviation (grams) 6.4 3.8 Observations/Sample size 69 58       The p-value for this test is 0.0086. Make a decision and conclusion for the hypothesis test in context. Use a 5% significance level (α = 0.05).

.  Is using meditation to relax and clear the mind a natural way to treat insomnia? Design an experiment to investigate this question. Assume that you have 20 individuals who suffer from insomnia available to participate in the study. At the end of two months, you will ask subjects to rate their sleep quality.

A clinical psychologist is investigating the relationship between sleep and feelings ofanxiety. For a sample of 15 individuals, he asks each participant to indicate how many hours theytypically sleep each night and each participant also completes an anxiety assessment. The followingdata is obtained:Hours of sleep: M=6.0 SS=16.0Anxiety scores: M=8.0 SS=64.0SP = - 20.0 a. Compute the correlation between hours of sleep and anxiety scores.