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    1. A one-sample t-test was conducted to compare the mean reading score of 44 third-grade students (M=35.09, SD=11.19) to the national mean of 32. The t-test showed no significant difference between the means (t(43)=1.832, p>0.05), supporting the null hypothesis that the sample mean is equal to the population mean. 2. An independent t-test compared anxiety levels of 12 participants shown pictures of spiders (M=40, SD=9.29) to 12 shown real spiders (M=47, SD=11.03). The test found no significant difference between the means (t(22)=-1

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    1. A one-sample t-test was conducted to compare the mean reading score of 44 third-grade students (M=35.09, SD=11.19) to the national mean of 32. The t-test showed no significant difference between the means (t(43)=1.832, p>0.05), supporting the null hypothesis that the sample mean is equal to the population mean. 2. An independent t-test compared anxiety levels of 12 participants shown pictures of spiders (M=40, SD=9.29) to 12 shown real spiders (M=47, SD=11.03). The test found no significant difference between the means (t(22)=-1

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    PSYC305: Statistics for Experimental Design

    Instructor: Heungsun Hwang


    Student Name: Logan Bodnaruk
    Student ID: 260529216
    Lab Number: Lab #7 10:05-10.55

    Assignment #1: Comparing one/two means


    1. The data file DRP.sav contains the scores of the Degree of Reading Power (DRP) test,
    which is used to measure the reading ability of children, for a sample of 44 third-grade
    students in a suburban school district in the US (Schmitt, 1987). The investigator assumes
    that the mean score () of all third graders in this district is different from the national
    mean, which is 32. State the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses. Perform the
    appropriate t test, and then report the result and your conclusion.
    Hi
    Ho =
    tc = 2.0167
    One-Sample Statistics
    N

    Mean

    DRP scores

    44

    Std. Deviation

    35.0909

    Std. Error Mean

    11.18932

    1.68685

    One-Sample Test
    Test Value = 32
    t

    df

    Sig. (2-tailed)

    Mean Difference

    95% Confidence Interval of the


    Difference
    Lower

    DRP scores

    1.832

    43

    .074

    3.09091

    -.3110

    Upper
    6.4928

    A one sample t-test was performed to test whether the mean of the scores of the DRP test
    for a sample of 44 third-grade students in a suburban district (x = 35) differed from the
    national mean (x = 32). t(43) = 1.832, p > 0.05, showing that the sample mean is not
    significantly different from the population mean, rejecting the alternate hypothesis and
    supporting the null hypothesis.

    PSYC305: Statistics for Experimental Design


    Instructor: Heungsun Hwang
    2. The data spiderBG.sav were collected to investigate whether arachnophobia (fear of
    spiders) is specific to real spiders or whether pictures of spiders may evoke similar levels
    of anxiety (Field, 2005). Twenty-four arachnophobes were used in all. Twelve were
    asked to play with a real tarantula and subsequently their anxiety levels were measured.
    The other 12 were shown only pictures of the same tarantula and also their anxiety levels
    were measured. In the data, 0 was assigned to the group that was shown the picture and 1
    was assigned to the group that saw the real spider. State the appropriate null and
    alternative hypotheses for comparing the mean scores of the two groups. Analyze these
    data with the appropriate t-test, and then report the result and your conclusion.
    Hi
    Ho =
    tc = 2.0739
    Group Statistics
    Condition
    Anxiety

    Mean

    Std. Deviation

    Std. Error Mean

    Picture

    12

    40.0000

    9.29320

    2.68272

    Real Spider

    12

    47.0000

    11.02889

    3.18377

    Independent Samples Test


    Levene's

    t-test for Equality of Means

    Test for
    Equality of
    Variances
    F

    Sig.

    df

    Sig.

    Mean

    Std. Error

    95% Confidence

    (2-

    Difference

    Difference

    Interval of the

    tailed)

    Difference
    Lower

    Equal variances
    Anxiety

    .782

    .386

    -1.681

    Upper

    22

    .107

    -7.00000

    4.16333 -15.63422

    1.63422

    -1.681 21.385

    .107

    -7.00000

    4.16333 -15.64864

    1.64864

    assumed
    Equal variances
    not assumed

    An independent samples t-test was performed to determine whether seeing a picture of


    spider (x = 40 9.3) and seeing an actual spider (x = 47 11.0) resulted in different
    levels of anxiety. t(22) = -1.681, p > .05, showing that there is no statistical significant
    difference between the two forms of induced anxiety and pictures evoke the same
    response. This rejects the alternate hypothesis and supports the null hypothesis of the two
    reactions not differing.

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