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Research Seminar CHAPTER 30 1) Which are more powerful, parametric or nonparametric tests of significance? Parametric tests 2) If you have an interval or ratio variable and your data is normally distributed, what kind of test can you use? a. Parametric test b. Nonparametric test 3) When comparing before and after estimates in the same individual using an interval or ratio variable, what test should you use? a. matched-pairs t-test (also called dependent-samples t-test) b. independent-samples t-test c. ANOVA d. Chi-square 4) What could ‘rejecting the null hypothesis’ mean? (mark all that apply) a. The results are statistically significant b. The results are not statistically significant c. A new drug is more effective than placebo d. Before and after measurements are different e. A new drug is not more effective than placebo 5) For which of the following would you reject the null hypothesis? (circle the appropriate one/ones) and justify your choice. Assuming that α = 0.05 P=0.03 P=0.7 P=0.06 P=0.005 P=0.045
P=0.055 P=0.0001 6) How would you interpret the data showed in the table below when it comes to any differences in characteristics between men and women, based on the p-values presented? (mark all that apply) a. The men were older than the women and the difference was statistically significant. b. The men smoked more than the women and the difference was statistically significant. c. There was no statistically significant difference for men and women when it comes to age. d. There was no statistically significant difference for men and women when it comes to smoking. 7) Write out the null (H 0 ) and alternative hypothesis (H a )for the study: Would a peer counseling intervention improve glycemic control (measured by blood glucose) among Latinos adults with type 2 diabetes compared to those receiving the standard of care? Ho : Peer counseling will not improve glycemic control compared to standard of care in …. HA: Peer counseling will change glycemic control compared to standard of care in…
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