interested in knowing if a walking plus strength training exercise program results in a significantly greater increase in maxVo2 as compared to a walking only or a strength training only exercise program. Participants are randomly selected and then randomly assigned to one of three groups— walking plus strength training, walking only, or strength training only. After 6-months of exercise the participants are assessed. Which statistical analyses was used?

A study is designed to investigate whether there is a difference in response to various treatments in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis. The outcome is the patient’s self-reported effect of treatment. The data are shown below. Is there a significant difference in effect of treatment? Run the test at a 5% level of significance.   Symptoms Worsened No Effect Symptoms Improved Total Treatment 1 22 14 14 50 Treatment 2 14 15 21 50 Treatment 3 9 12 29 50 Using the data above, suppose we focus on the proportions of patients who show improvement. Is there a statistically significant difference in the proportions of patients who show improvement between treatments 1 and 2? Run the test at a 5% level of significance.

A program administrator at a high school wanted to see if there was a significant association between experiencing verbal abuse and anxiety in teenage women. She wasn't sure what to expect. Perform the correct statistical procedure to assess the degree of association between these variables and interpret your findings. Set alpha = .05 for your statistical test. YOU CAN EITHER TYPE YOUR WORK OUT HERE OR TAKE A PICTURE OF HANDWRITTEN WORK AND EMAIL IT TO ME. %3D Anxiety Verbal Abuse 5. 4. 4.

A study of elementary school children, ages 6 to 11, finds a high positive correlation between shoe size x and score y on a test of reading comprehension. The observed correlation is most likely due to:     the effect of a lurking variable, such as age or years of reading experience.     a mistake, because the correlation must be negative.     cause and effect (larger shoe size causes higher reading comprehension).     reverse cause and effect (higher reading comprehension causes larger shoe size).

Dr. Blake is interested in the effects of intoxication on driving ability. Participants are recruited and encouraged to consume one to four mixed drinks during a one-hour period. Dr. Blake records the number of driving errors made while the participants navigate a 20-mile course in a driving simulator and measures the participants' blood alcohol content at the end of the simulation. What statistical test should Dr. Blake use to analyze these data? a. one-way within-groups ANOVA b. one-way between-groups ANOVA c. chi-square test of indepandence d. Pearson correlation coefficient

Check My Work (5 remaining) Each year, over 2 million people in the United States become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. In particular, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has launched studies of drug-resistant gonorrhea (CDC.gov website). Of 142 cases tested in Alabama, 9 were found to be drug-resistant. Of 268 cases tested in Texas, 5 were found to be drug-resistant. Do these data suggest a statistically significant difference between the proportions of drug- resistant cases in the two states? Use a 0.02 level of significance. What is the p-value, and what is your conclusion? Test statistic = (to 2 decimals) p-value = (to 4 decimals) Conclusion: Reject the null hypothesis Choose the correct option. There is a significant difference in drug resistance between the two states. Alabama has the higher drug resistance rate. True

A team of epidemiologists at the Mayo Clinic wanted to find whether there is an association between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD). They conducted a prospective cohort study following obese and non-obese individuals who were free of CVD at the beginning of study for five years. The investigators were also interested in assessing age as a potential confounder, effect modifier, or both. Use the data below to answer the accompanying questions.     CVD No CVD Total Obese 10 90 100 Not Obese 35 465 500 Total 45 555 600       CVD No CVD Total Obese 36 164 200 Not Obese 25 175 200 Total 61 339 400   1. Compute the appropriate measure of association for those who were less than age 50.  2. Compute the appropriate measure of association for those who were older or equal to age 50.  3. Compute the crude measure of association?  4. List three attributes that age must satisfy before it could…