A researcher was interested in
learning about the effect of caffeine consumption on problem
solving. To...
A researcher was interested in
learning about the effect of caffeine consumption on problem
solving. To examine this relationship, participants were randomly
selected and assigned to one of four conditions: no caffeine
consumption, 100 mg dosage of caffeine, 200 mg dosage of caffeine,
or 300 mg dosage of caffeine. The participants were then asked to
solve as many anagrams* as possible in a 5 minute period. The
results of the study are presented below.
*Anagrams are word puzzles that
are solved by rearranging the letters so that each letter is used
exactly once to create a new word, for example: No Eagle in Jail =
Angelina Jolie or Balk Tables = Basketball.
A researcher is interested in looking at the effect of sleep and
caffeine on physical performance. The researcher has each subject
perform a series of 6 tests across a number of week. The researcher
alters the amount of sleep the subject should receive (8 hours, 6
hours, and 4 hours) while also altering whether they drink coffee
in the morning or they do not. These two factors are completely
crossed to create the six conditions. Eight subjects were recruited
for...
A researcher is interested in the effects of sleep deprivation
and caffeine intake on mood. Participants were randomly assigned to
a sleep condition (normal or deprived) and a caffeine condition (0
cups, 2 cups, or 4 cups). After the manipulations, mood was
measured (such that higher numbers indicated better mood). The
results were as follows:
Normal
Condition
Deprived Condition
0
cups 2
cups 4
cups
0 cups 2
cups 4 cups
16
18
18
0 ...
A researcher investigated the effect of caffeine on performance
on a test of attention. Twenty people were given regular black
coffee, twenty people were given espresso, twenty people were given
soda, and twenty people were given an energy drink. Afterwards,
they were all given tests of attention. What is the 〖df〗within?
What is the 〖df〗between? What is the critical value of F for
the 0.05 significance level (using Figure 12.6. F-table for use
with ANOVA)?
〖df〗within = number of participants...
A researcher is interested in the amount of soda consumption
for males and females compared to the population. Suppose that the
researcher selects a sample of n = 36 male undergraduates and a
sample of n = 25 female undergraduates. On average, males reported
consuming M = 2.45 drinks per month, while females averaged M =
1.47 drinks per month. Assuming an overall average for
undergraduates of μ= 1.85 drinks per month with a standard
deviation σ=1.2, please answer the...
A researcher is interested in studying the effect that the
amount of fat in the diet and amount of exercise has on the mental
acuity of middle-aged women. The researcher used three different
treatment levels for the diet and two levels for the exercise. The
results of the acuity test for the subjects in the different
treatment levels are shown below.
Diet
Exercise
<30% fat
30% - 60% fat
>60% fat
<60 minutes
4
3
2
4
1
2
2...
A researcher is interested in studying the effect that the
amount of fat in the diet and amount of exercise has on the mental
acuity of middle-aged women. The researcher used three different
treatment levels for the diet and two levels for the exercise. The
results of the acuity test for the subjects in the different
treatment levels are shown below.
Diet
Exercise
<30% fat
30% - 60% fat
>60% fat
<60 minutes
4
3
2
4
1
2
2...
Imagine you are a researcher for the Turonis Pizza Company
interested in learning the effects of student population on
quarterly sales. You collect sales data from a sample of 10 Turonis
Pizza Parlor restaurants located near college campuses with known
student populations. For the ith observation or restaurant
in the sample, x is the size of the student population (in
thousands) and y is the quarterly sales (in thousands of
dollars). The values for x and y for the ten...
A researcher was interested in the effects of different study
methods on learning, among a class of children. Following one of
three methods, 6 students were divided into groups.
Method 1 (book alone)
Method 2 (borrowing notes)
Method 3 (taking notes)
10
12
18
8
6
40
15
30
35
26
24
29
28
18
30
12
13
25
Using manual computation, perform the appropriate hypothesis
test at α = 0.01
A researcher is interested in looking at the effects of Gatorade
consumption on energy use during exercise. To look at this, the
researcher split subjects into three groups: No Gatorade, 2 pints
of Gatorade, and 4 pints of Gatorade. Subjects were asked to
exercise and VO2 max values were recorded. The researcher also was
interested in looking at the differential effects of gender. The
following data for 48 subjects was collected: Can someone do this
in SPSS?
No Gatorade
2...
A researcher is interested in understanding the effect of
college education on wages. The workers in one group have earned an
AA (associate's) degree while members of the other group hold at
least a bachelor's degree. The researcher would like to run a
hypothesis test with α = .05 to see if those with a bachelor's
degree have significantly higher hourly wages than those with an
associate's degree.
Bachelor's degree
Participant Hourly wage
1 13.25
2 12.25
3 11.60
4...