In: Statistics and Probability
A neuroscientist studies the role of the brain chemical serotonin in aggression. One sample of rats serves as a control group and receives a placebo. A second sample of rats receives a drug that lowers brain levels of serotonin. Then the researcher tests the animals by recording the number of aggressive responses each of the rats display. The data are presented below.
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Using a one-tailed test with a = .01, decide if the drug have a significant effect on aggression. Include the null hypothesis in symbols, critical region(s), and a conclusion about significance. (9 points) |
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Use Cohen's d to measure the effect size and state the size of the effect (e.g. small, medium, large). (3 points) |
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Low Serotonin |
Control |
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n = 4 |
n = 8 |
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M = 24 |
M = 14 |
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SS = 76 |
SS = 164 |
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