PSYC 354 Homework 4

PSYC 354 Homework 4

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Sampling and Probability

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data analysis before proceeding to the homework exercises. Complete all analyses in SPSS, then copy and paste your output and graphs into your homework document file. Answer any written questions (such as the text-based questions or the APA Participants section) in the appropriate place within the same file.

Questions 1–15

Part I: Concepts

These questions are based on the Nolan and Heinzen reading and end-of-chapter questions.

		Questions 1-10 Fill in the highlighted blanks to answer/complete the statements.
		1)	A(n)  random sample occurs when everyone in the population has the same chance of being selected.
		2)	The ability to apply research findings to contexts or samples other than the one studied is called  generalizability.
		3)	The duplication of the results of a research study in a different context or with a different sample is called  replication.
		4)	Your own estimate of the likelihood that you will uphold your New Year's resolution is known as a(n)  personal probability.
		5)	Expected relative-frequency probability is computed as the number of successes divided by the number of  trials.
		6)	The experimental group is the group receiving the intervention or treatment of interest.
		7)	A statement that 2 populations are different from one another is a(n) research hypothesis.
		8)	If you find that the groups you studied differed from each other more than would be expected by chance alone, you reject the null hypothesis.
		9)	When you reject the null hypothesis but the null hypothesis is in fact true, you have made a(n)  Type I error.
		10)	When you fail to reject the null hypothesis but the null hypothesis is false, you have made a(n)  Type II error.

		Question 11 Researchers were interested in whether touch therapy improves the weight gain of preterm infants and compared the weight gain over a 3-week period of infants receiving touch therapy to the weight gain of infants not receiving touch therapy.
		11-a) What is the likely null hypothesis for this experiment?
		Touch therapy does not improve the weight gain of preterm infants.
		11-b) What is the likely research hypothesis for this experiment?
		Touch therapy does improve the weight gain of preterm infants.

		Question 12-15 Complete the Nolan and Heinzen end-of-chapter Exercises 5.26, 5.27, 5.28, and 5.29.
		12)  Exercises 5.26	71/489=0.1452
		13)  Exercises 5.27	8/266=0.0301
		14)  Exercises 5.28	a)	1.73%	b)	80%	c)	37.19%
		15)  Exercises 5.29	a)	0.627	b)	0.003	c)	0.042

Part II & Part III

There is no new SPSS material this module/week. No questions for Part II or III

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Part IV: Cumulative

Data provided below for Questions 1 and 2.

		Grade			Part IV: Questions 1a-1b The final grades for students in a freshman seminar are shown in the left-hand column. Enter the data into a new SPSS data file. ·           Create the appropriate SPSS graph to show the distribution of students’ grades. ·           Compute descriptive statistics for this data. ·           Which measure of central tendency would you use to describe this data? ·           Why?
		99.00 93.00 89.00 86.00 82.00 79.00 78.00 76.00 75.00 75.00 73.00 72.00 69.00 65.00 63.00 55.00 50.00
		1-a)			Create the appropriate SPSS graph to show the distribution of students’ grades.

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	Answer:
	1-b)	Compute descriptive statistics for this data. Which measure of central tendency would you use to describe this data? Why?

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		Answer:
		Descriptives
			Statistic	Std. Error
		Mean 95% Confidence Interval for    Lower Bound Mean                                        Upper Bound 5% Trimmed Mean Median Variance Grade     Std. Deviation Minimum Maximum Range Interquartile Range Skewness Kurtosis	75.24	3.097
			68.67
			81.80
			75.32
			75.00
			163.066
			12.770
			50
			99
			49
			17
			-.146	.550
			.037	1.063
		Answer: Measure Of Central Tendency Mean
		Explanation/Justification: You generally use the mean unless there are outliers or a small amount of observations. Neither is the case for this. Also, the mean and median are only 0.24 points different and the mode is the same as the median.

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	Answer:
	Explanation/Justification: You would use a bar graph because the independent variable is nominal and the dependent variable is scale.
	2-b)	What level of measurement (nom., ord., scale) is the variable “City”? What level of measurement is the variable “Livability Rating”?
	Nominal
	Scale 2.b. ratings are ordinal (-2)		– correction from professor

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