Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
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To determine
Interpret the given underscoring pattern.
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28. Reproducibility Researchers looked at studies that were
reported in newspapers with the goal of determining whether
initial studies had results that could be reproduced. Reproducibility
of results means that subsequent analysis confirms the conclusion
of the original study. Primary studies are studies where the
researchers come up with a research objective, clearly state the
goals of the study and population, describe the research method,
test the research hypotheses, and draw conclusions.
(a) Among the 156 primary studies reported by newspapers,
76 had results that were validated by subsequent analysis.
Does this suggest less than a majority of initial studies
reported by newspapers have their results validated by
subsequent analysis?
(b) In the article, a null effect is defined as any study where…
There is a large body of literature demonstrating that early exposure to
frightening movies is associated with lingering fright symptoms. As part of
a class on media effects study was performed in which participants were
asked to write narrative accounts of their exposure to frightening movies
before the age of 13. More than one-fourth of the respondents said that
some of the fright symptoms were still present in waking life. Some of the
data is presented in the table:
Ongoing fright symptoms
No
Yes
Observed number of study participants
Group W
50
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c.
d.
Group Q
31
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a. Construct the joint distribution of the data, and the marginal
distributions.
b. Construct and describe the conditional distributions for the two
groups of participants.
Draw a bar plot of the distributions in (b).
Consider a test of association for the data in the table. State in a
few words what such a test is used for.
e.
Perform the test in (d). State the hypotheses, test statistic,
decision rule, and conclusion.
McAllister, et al. (2012) compared varsity football and hockey players with varsity athletes from noncontact sports to determine whether exposure to head impacts during one season have an effect on cognitive performance. In the study, tests of new learning performance were significantly poorer for the contact sport athletes compared to the noncontact sport athletes. The following table presents data similar to the results obtained in the study.
Noncontact Athletes
Contact Athletes
10
7
8
4
7
9
9
3
13
7
7
6
6
10
12
2
Are the neurological test scores significantly lower for the contact athletes than for the noncontact athletes in the control group? Use a one-tailed test with α = .05.
Compute the value of r² (percentage of variance accounted for) for these data.
Chapter 15 Solutions
Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
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Ch. 15.1 - Prob. 11ECh. 15.1 - Prob. 12ECh. 15.1 - In an experiment to investigate the performance of...Ch. 15.2 - Leaf surface area is an important variable in...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 15.2 - Prob. 16ECh. 15.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 15.2 - The paper referenced in Exercise 15.5 described an...Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 15.2 - The accompanying data resulted from a flammability...Ch. 15.2 - Do lizards play a role in spreading plant seeds?...Ch. 15.2 - Samples of six different brands of diet or...Ch. 15.3 - A particular county employs three assessors who...Ch. 15.3 - The accompanying display is a partially completed...Ch. 15.3 - With the use of biofuels increasing, investigators...Ch. 15.3 - Prob. 26ECh. 15.3 - Prob. 27ECh. 15.3 - Prob. 28ECh. 15.4 - Prob. 29ECh. 15.4 - The paper Feedback Enhances the Positive Effects...Ch. 15.4 - The following graphs appear in the paper Which...Ch. 15.4 - The behavior of undergraduate students when...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 33ECh. 15.4 - The following partially completed ANOVA table...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 35ECh. 15.4 - Prob. 36ECh. 15.4 - Prob. 37ECh. 15 - Suppose that a random sample or size n = 5 was...Ch. 15 - Parents are frequently concerned when their child...Ch. 15 - Prob. 40CRCh. 15 - Consider the accompanying data on plant growth...Ch. 15 - Prob. 42CRCh. 15 - Prob. 43CRCh. 15 - Prob. 44CRCh. 15 - Prob. 45CRCh. 15 - Prob. 46CRCh. 15 - Prob. 47CRCh. 15 - Prob. 48CRCh. 15 - Prob. 49CR
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