Exam 11: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Experiments With More Than Two Groups

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Questions refer to Table 11-2. In this study, 10 children completed a survey regarding their impressions of smokers at age 8 and then again at age 10 and 12. Scores could range from 1 (extreme negative impression of smokers) to 20 (extreme positive impression of smokers). Table 11-2 GROUP MEAN STD DEV STD ERROR 1 (AGE 8) 10 9.70 5.89 1.86 2 (AGE 10) 10 10.40 5.58 1.76 3 (AGE 12) 10 11.80 5.94 1.88 ONEWAY ANOVA: SMOKING by AGE (CORR SAMP) SUM OF MEAN SOURCE SQUARES DF SQUARES F RATIO PROB. AGE 22.87 2 11.43 6.76 .006 SUBJECTS 879.63 9 97.74 34.71 .000 WITHIN CELLS 30.47 18 1.69 TOTAL 932.97 29 POST HOC TEST: Tukey-HSD with significance level .05 * Indicates significant differences shown for pairings 1 2 3 Mean 9.70 Grp 1 10.40 Grp 2 11.80 Grp 3 -Consult Table 11-2. Which of the following is the best-written interpretation of the data?

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When should you use a one-way ANOVA to analyze your data? Distinguish between a one-way ANOVA for independent groups and a one-way ANOVA for correlated groups.

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__________ error variability will __________ your likelihood of finding a significant effect.

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Suppose you obtained the following distribution in an experiment: Suppose you obtained the following distribution in an experiment:   Based on this distribution, you should conclude that the F ratio is _______ and _______. Based on this distribution, you should conclude that the F ratio is _______ and _______.

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Questions refer to Table 11-2. In this study, 10 children completed a survey regarding their impressions of smokers at age 8 and then again at age 10 and 12. Scores could range from 1 (extreme negative impression of smokers) to 20 (extreme positive impression of smokers). Table 11-2 GROUP MEAN STD DEV STD ERROR 1 (AGE 8) 10 9.70 5.89 1.86 2 (AGE 10) 10 10.40 5.58 1.76 3 (AGE 12) 10 11.80 5.94 1.88 ONEWAY ANOVA: SMOKING by AGE (CORR SAMP) SUM OF MEAN SOURCE SQUARES DF SQUARES F RATIO PROB. AGE 22.87 2 11.43 6.76 .006 SUBJECTS 879.63 9 97.74 34.71 .000 WITHIN CELLS 30.47 18 1.69 TOTAL 932.97 29 POST HOC TEST: Tukey-HSD with significance level .05 * Indicates significant differences shown for pairings 1 2 3 Mean 9.70 Grp 1 10.40 Grp 2 11.80 Grp 3 -Consult Table 11-2. Which means are significantly different from each other?

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Nina obtains a sample of people who are classified as low, medium, and high in generalized anxiety. She then measures their persistence on a difficult laboratory task. Nina's research would best be classified as __________ research.

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What is the formula for the F ratio?

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Research conducted with a measured rather than manipulated independent variable is referred to as __________ research.

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When error variability __________, it is ________ to reject the null hypothesis.

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Melinda conducts a study in which some participants receive an antidepressant, others receive a sugar pill that they think is an antidepressant, and the rest receive nothing at all. She finds that both the antidepressant group and the sugar pill group report being less depressed than the control group. Melinda has conducted a(n) _____________ study and the results for the sugar pill group are likely due to a ____________ effect.

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A researcher was interested in determining the effectiveness of humanistic therapy for alleviating depression. He administered a depression inventory to a sample of clients with depression on three occasions: before therapy started, two months after therapy began, and four months into therapy. Depression scores could range from 1 (not at all depressed) to 15 (extremely depressed). GROUP MEAN STD DEV STD ERROR 1 (Time 1) 10 13.50 1.58 0.50 2 (Time 2) 10 9.40 2.88 0.91 3 (Time 3) 10 7.30 4.06 1.28  ONEWAY ANOVA: DEPRESSION by TIME (CORR SAMP) \text { ONEWAY ANOVA: DEPRESSION by TIME (CORR SAMP) } SUM OF MEAN SOURCE SQUARES DF SQUARES F RATIO PROB. TIME 198.87 2 99.43 18.43 .000 SUBJECTS 147.88 9 16.43 185.04 .000 WITHIN CELLS 97.13 18 5.40 TOTAL 443.88 29 POST HOC TEST: Tukey-HSD with significance level .05 * Indicates significant differences shown for pairings G G G r r r p p p 1 2 3 Mean TIME 13.50 Grp 1 9.40 Grp 2 7.30 Grp 3 -Did the independent variable have a significant effect on the dependent variable? How do you know?

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Rich has conducted a study in which he compares the reading skills of 6-year-olds, 7-year-old, and 8-year-olds. What kind of statistical test should Rich use?

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