Lab Assignment 2 [30 marks] Lab Section:_51_______ 02-02-250-02 Last name, first name:___KUMAH, NANA_______________ Summer Session 2008

SID #:____101260303__________ l Directions: o You may type or write your assignment (can be in another document). o Round to 2 decimal places in calculations. o For SPSS-related questions, hand in ALL syntax and only the necessary output (i.e., delete unnecessary tables). o Note: variable label, (variable name), [#marks] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. [10 marks] A drug company invented a new medication for the treatment of panic disorder which they thought would be better than the conventional medication. The company recruited 100 people who were diagnosed with panic disorder and randomly assigned them to the conventional treatment (n1=50) or the new approach treatment (n2=50). The variable is treatment type (TreatmentType). At the end of both treatments, the company administered a standard assessment to all clients in order to determine the level of panic disorder. This assessments scores range from 0 to 100, where 0 = no panic disorder and 100 = very bad panic disorder. The variable is: score on panic assessment (PanicScore). Test the hypothesis at the .05 level. a. What type of test is this? Independent[1 mark] b. SPSS syntax (can be included with the output) [2 marksmust also have the correct p level here] c. SPSS output [1 mark] d. What is the critical t (from table in book)? Answer : 1.99 e. What is the observed t (from output)? Answer: -11.33 f. Is it appropriate to consider whether the assumption of equal variances was violated for this test? If so, was it violated or not? [2 marks] Answer: Yes.The assumption was not violated. g. What should we conclude? [1 mark] Answer: Reject the null hypothesis. 2. [10 marks] In the last 20 years, the average GPA of applicants to the graduate psychology program has been 3.24 on a 4 point scale. This years admissions committee was looking at applications and collectively thought wow! These applicants have different GPAs than we have seen in the last 20 years! Test this hypothesis at the .01 level. The variable is GPA (GPA). a. What type of test is this? Answer: Simple

Lab Assignment 2 [30 marks] Lab Section:_51_______ 02-02-250-02 Last name, first name:___KUMAH, NANA_______________ Summer Session 2008 SID #:____101260303__________ b. SPSS syntax (can be included with the output) [2 marksmust also have the correct p level here] c. SPSS output [1 marks] d. What is the critical t (from table in book)? Answer: 2.64 e. What is the observed t (from output)? Answer: 18.89 f. Is it appropriate to consider whether the assumption of equal variances was violated for this test? If so, was it violated or not? [2 marks] Answer:NO. Not applicable here. g. What should we conclude? Answer: Reject the null hypothesis.

3. [10 marks] A researcher was interested in examining the effects of violent, sexually explicit material on aggression. The researcher recruited 100 participants and tested their aggressiveness levels prior to showing them a violent, sexually explicit movie the researcher wanted to use this as a baseline. This variable is aggression time 1 (Aggression1). Then, all participants were shown a violent, sexually explicit film and after that their aggressiveness was rated again. The variable is aggression time 2 (Aggression 2). The data are in the SPSS file. Note that higher scores = higher aggression. Test the hypothesis at the .05 level. a. What type of test is this? Answer: Dependent [1 mark] b. SPSS syntax (can be included with the output) [2 marksmust also have the correct p level here] c. SPSS output [1 mark] d. What is the critical t (from table in book)? Answer: 1.99 e. What is the observed t (from output)? Answer:14.828 f. Is it appropriate to consider whether the assumption of equal variances was violated for this test? If so, was it violated or not? Answer: No.Equal Variance is not applicable here. g. h. What should we conclude? Answer: : Reject the null hypothesis. i.

Lab Assignment 2 [30 marks] Lab Section:_51_______ 02-02-250-02 Last name, first name:___KUMAH, NANA_______________ Summer Session 2008 SID #:____101260303__________ 4. BONUS [3 marks] Test the hypothesis there is a difference in GPA between those who received the conventional treatment and the new treatment for panic disorder at the .01 level. a. SPSS syntax (can be included with the output) [1 markmust also have the correct p level here] b. SPSS output [1 mark] c. What should we conclude? Answer: : Reject the null hypothesis.

Lab Assignment 2 [30 marks] 02-02-250-02 NANA_______________ Summer Session 2008

Lab Section:_51_______ Last name, first name:___KUMAH, SID #:____101260303__________

1. T-TEST GROUPS=TreatmentType(1 2)

/MISSING=ANALYSIS /VARIABLES=PanicScore /CRITERIA=CI(.95).

T-Test
Group Statistics Treatment type Conventional New N 50 50 Mean Std. Deviation 17.9400 19.45734 63.8400 21.03870 Std. Error Mean 2.75168 2.97532

Score on panic assessment

Score on panic assessment

Independent Samples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances F Sig. Equal variances 1.717 .193 assumed Equal variances not assumed

Lab Assignment 2 [30 marks] Lab Section:_51_______ 02-02-250-02 Last name, first name:___KUMAH, NANA_______________ Summer Session 2008 SID #:____101260303__________ Independent Samples Test t-test for Equality of Means Sig. (2Mean Std. Error t df tailed) Difference Difference Score on panic Equal variances -11.326 98 .000 -45.90000 4.05269 assessment assumed Equal variances -11.326 97.408 .000 -45.90000 4.05269 not assumed

Independent Samples Test t-test for Equality of Means 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Lower Upper -53.94243 -37.85757 -53.94304 -37.85696

Score on panic assessment

Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed

2.
T-TEST /TESTVAL=3.24 /MISSING=ANALYSIS /VARIABLES=GPA /CRITERIA=CI(.99).
One-Sample Statistics N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error Mean 100 3.7866 .28939 .02894

GPA

Lab Assignment 2 [30 marks] 02-02-250-02 NANA_______________ Summer Session 2008 One-Sample Test Test Value = 3.24 Sig. (2tailed) .000

Lab Section:_51_______ Last name, first name:___KUMAH, SID #:____101260303__________

GPA

t 18.888

df 99

99% Confidence Interval of the Difference Mean Difference Lower Upper .54660 .4706 .6226

3.
T-TEST PAIRS=Aggression1 WITH Aggression2 (PAIRED) /CRITERIA=CI(.9500) /MISSING=ANALYSIS.

T-Test
Paired Samples Statistics Mean N Std. Deviation Std. Error Mean 5.8500 100 3.19208 .31921 14.5800 100 5.40516 .54052

Pair 1

Aggression Time 1 Aggression Time 2

Pair 1

Paired Samples Correlations N Correlation Aggression Time 1 & 100 .137 Aggression Time 2

Sig. .173

Lab Assignment 2 [30 marks] Lab Section:_51_______ 02-02-250-02 Last name, first name:___KUMAH, NANA_______________ Summer Session 2008 SID #:____101260303__________ Paired Samples Test Paired Differences 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Std. Std. Error Deviation Mean Lower Upper 5.88759 .58876 -9.89823 -7.56177

Pair 1 Aggression Time 1 Aggression Time 2

Mean -8.73000

Paired Samples Test Pair 1 Aggression Time 1 Aggression Time 2 t -14.828 df 99 Sig. (2-tailed) .000

4.
T-TEST GROUPS=TreatmentType(1 2) /MISSING=ANALYSIS /VARIABLES=GPA /CRITERIA=CI(.99).

GPA

Treatment type Conventional New

Group Statistics N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error Mean 50 3.7772 .29495 .04171 50 3.7960 .28641 .04050

Lab Assignment 2 [30 marks] Lab Section:_51_______ 02-02-250-02 Last name, first name:___KUMAH, NANA_______________ Summer Session 2008 SID #:____101260303__________ Independent Samples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances F Sig. GPA Equal variances assumed .248 .620 Equal variances not assumed Independent Samples Test t-test for Equality of Means Mean df Sig. (2-tailed) Difference 98 .747 -.01880 97.915 .747 -.01880 Std. Error Difference .05814 .05814

GPA

Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed

t -.323 -.323

GPA

Independent Samples Test t-test for Equality of Means 99% Confidence Interval of the Difference Lower Upper Equal variances assumed -.17154 .13394 Equal variances not -.17154 .13394 assumed