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Psych 625 Homework

Psych 625 Homework

1.    For the following situations, write out a research hypothesis:

 

a.    Bob wants to know if the weight loss for his group on the chocolate-only diet is representative of weight loss in a large population of middle-aged men.

b.    The health department is charged with finding out if the rate of flu per thousand citizens for this past flu season is comparable to the average rate of the past 50 seasons.

c.    Blair is almost sure that his monthly costs for the past year are not representative of his average monthly costs over the past 20 years.

 

 

2.    There were about 15 flu cases per week, this flu season, in the Oshkosh school system. The weekly average for the entire state is 16 and the standard deviation, is 2.35. Are the kids in Oshkosh as sick as the kids throughout the state?

 

3.The average raw math achievement score for third graders at a Smith elementary school is 137; third graders statewide score an average of 124 with a standard deviation of 7. Are the Smith third graders better at math than third graders throughout the state? Perform the correct statistical test, applying the eight steps of the hypothesis testing process as demonstrated on pp. 185–187 of Statistics for People Who (Think they) Hate Statistics.

 

4.What is a research question that you would like to answer? Write the null and research hypotheses. Would you use a one- or two-tailed test? Why?

 

5.What do we mean when we say that a statistical result is significant? What is the difference between a statistically significant and a meaningful result? Why is statistical significance important?

 

6.Describe a Type I error for the previous study that compares third graders’ math achievement. Describe a Type II error for that study. 

 

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