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A study looked at acupressure and the sleep quality of psychogeriatric patients. Selected data are as follows:
Pretest M(SD) |
Posttest M(SD) |
t |
p |
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Sleep latency (min) |
34.93 (4.46) |
30.07 (4.80) |
3.61** |
0.001 |
(Lu, Lin, Chen, Tsang, & Su, 2013, p. 134). What do the data mean? Select all that apply.
Question 2 options:
There is a difference in the means (M) and standard deviations (SDs) between the pre- and posttests. |
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The difference between the means is not statistically significant. |
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The p-value indicates the probability of a type II error. |
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The difference between the means is statistically significant. |
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The p-value indicates the probability of a type I error. |
According to the study, there is difference between the mean and standard deviation in both pretest and post test. Since the p value is 0.001 which indicates that the study is statistically significant.