State the null and alternative hypotheses Choose the statist
State the null and alternative hypotheses.
Choose the statistical test.
Select the desired level of significance.
Calculate the value of the test statistic.
Show all your work for calculations that must be done \"by hand\".
For SPSS-generated results, show the relevant output tables.
Determine the critical value for the test statistic.
Interpret the results.
Calculate the effect size, if applicable.
calculate the power
Write your interpretation in the APA format
Question 1
Plant therapists believe that plants can reduce the stress levels of humans. A Kansas State University study was conducted to investigate this phenomenon. Two weeks prior to final exams, 10 undergraduate students took part in an experiment to determine what effect the presence of a live plant, a photo of a plant, or absence of a plant has on the student\'s ability to relax while isolated in a dimly lit room. Each student participated in three sessions- one with a live plant, one with a plant photo and one with no plant (the control). During each session, finger temperature was measured at one-minute intervals for 20 minutes. Since increasing finger temperature indicates an increased level of relaxation, the maximum temperature (in degrees) was used as the response variable. What can you conclude using an of .05?
Student
Live Plant
Plant Photo
No Plant
1
97.6
93.5
91.4
2
98.5
96.6
90.9
3
95.4
95.8
94.8
4
96.7
96.2
93.7
5
95.5
96.6
94.0
6
96.8
95.5
96.7
7
95.7
94.6
95.2
8
96.2
97.2
93.0
9
96.0
94.8
94.6
10
96.6
92.6
95.6
| Student | Live Plant | Plant Photo | No Plant |
| 1 | 97.6 | 93.5 | 91.4 |
| 2 | 98.5 | 96.6 | 90.9 |
| 3 | 95.4 | 95.8 | 94.8 |
| 4 | 96.7 | 96.2 | 93.7 |
| 5 | 95.5 | 96.6 | 94.0 |
| 6 | 96.8 | 95.5 | 96.7 |
| 7 | 95.7 | 94.6 | 95.2 |
| 8 | 96.2 | 97.2 | 93.0 |
| 9 | 96.0 | 94.8 | 94.6 |
| 10 | 96.6 | 92.6 | 95.6 |
Solution
The null hypothesis is that the means are all equal where as the alternative hypothesis is that at least one of
the means is different.
The test statistic is the ratio of group and error mean squares is F-statistic
The level of significance is 0.05
Anova: Single Factor
SUMMARY
Groups Count Sum Average Variance
Column1 10 965 96.5 0.948889
Column2 10 953.4 95.34 2.149333
Column 3 10 939.9 93.99 3.305444
ANOVA
Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit
Between Groups 31.56067 2 15.78033 7.392796 0.002751 3.354131
Within Groups 57.633 27 2.134556
Total 89.19367 29


