What statistical tool should I use for this problem?  A graduating nursing student conducted a research regarding the effect of taking oral contraceptives to the blood pressure among women. She selected 40 women in her study who have not taken any contraceptives yet and 40 women who have taken contraceptives for a month, and then took their blood pressure. She analyzed the data and wanted to find out whether the blood pressure of women who took contraceptives significantly differs than those who don’t take any.

A group of disabled women ages 65 and older were followed for several years. It was found that those who had a vitamin B12 deficiency were twice as likely to suffer from severe depressions than those who did not.a. Describe the type of study being performed.b. Describe the explanatory variable(s) and response variable(s).

A researcher conducts a study to investigate whether the obesity rate rural communities differ from the obesity rate from the population at large. He gathered a sample of adults from a small community, measured their weight, and compared it to the population average. What statistical test is appropriate for this study and why?

When selecting measures of association and the two variables of interest are measured at different levels of measurement, social scientists generally choose which measure?

Why do statisticians prefer experimental studies over observational studies?

Internet addiction has been described as excessive and uncontrolled Internet use. The authors of a research article used a score designed to measure the extent and severity of Internet addiction in a study of 837 male and 874 female sixth-grade students in China. Internet Addiction was measured using Young's Internet Addiction Diagnostic Test. The lowest possible score on this test is zero, and higher scores indicate higher levels of Internet addiction. For the sample of males, the mean Internet Addiction score was 1.51 and the standard deviation was 2.02. For the sample of females, the mean was 1.01 and the standard deviation was 1.67. For purposes of this exercise, you can assume that it is reasonable to regard these two samples as representative of the population of male Chinese sixth-grade students and the population of female Chinese sixth grade students, respectively. The standard deviation is greater than the mean for each of these samples. Explain why it is not reasonable to…

What was the power for this study?

There are many over-the-counter pain relievers. By the end of the semester, you have a tremendous headache and are looking for the most effective pain relief – too much statistics homework!  You conduct a study comparing the two most popular pain relievers and a placebo to see which works best. You use only subjects with headaches and record the amount of time (in minutes) it takes for their headache to go away after they receive medication. What statistical analysis should you perform? State the hypotheses. State the df and critical value. State the test statistic and value. State your conclusion – using the APA format

You collect information on a random sample of women and obtain estimates on vitamin D exposure. However, the results that you find are different than those conducted at another study site. Should you be concerned? Explain your answer using the concept of sampling variability

A researcher gathered a sample of participants who volunteered for a studying of phobias. She measured anxiety level of participants as they viewed photos of spiders and again when they viewed puppies. Which statistical test is appropriate for this study and why?