In: Statistics and Probability
We wonder if caffeine facilitates the learning of nonsense syllables. We randomly assign participants to one of two groups. People in the experimental group drink 2 cups of coffee and then learn a list of nonsense syllables. People in the control group drink 2 cups of plain water and then learn the same list. We record the number of trials required to perfectly learn the list for each participant. Did participants who drank the coffee learn the list faster than participants who drank the water? Be sure to interpret your answer completely, including a graph if appropriate. t-test for Independent Samples df = N1 + N2 – 2
Experimental coffee | Control Water |
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7 | 9 |
9 | 12 |
7 | 15 |
11 | 17 |
10 | 14 |