Intermediate Statistics Using SPSS 1st Edition Herschel Knapp - Solutions

Due to numerous complications involving missed medication dosages, you implement a study to determine the best strategy for enhancing medication adherence. Patients who are on a daily medication regime will be recruited, will receive a complimentary 1- month dosage of their regular medication(s),
The Acme Company claims that its new reading lamp increases reading speed; you want to test this. You will record how long (in seconds) it takes for participants to read a 1,000-word essay.Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: Group 1 will be the control group; they will read
A team of educational researchers want to assess traditional classroom instruction compared to online options. Students who are enrolled in a course will be randomly assigned to one of two sections: Students in Section 1 will take the class in a traditional classroom. Students in Section 2 will
A political consulting firm wants to determine the characteristics of voters when it comes to issues involving alternative energy. The researchers recruit a group of participants and randomly assign them to one of two groups: Group 1 will be the control group; they will not be exposed to any
It is thought that exercising early in the morning will provide better energy throughout the day. To test this idea, participants are recruited and randomly assigned to one of two groups: Members of Group 1 will constitute the control group and not be assigned any walking.Members of Group 2 will
To assess the workplace benefits of providing paid time off (PTO), the Human Resources (HR) Department implements and evaluates different PTO plans at each of the company’s two sites: Site 1 will serve as the control group; employees at this site will continue to receive 2 weeks of PTO per year.
In an effort to determine the effectiveness of light therapy to alleviate depression, you recruit a group of individuals who have been diagnosed with depression. The participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups: Group 1 will be the control group—members of this group will receive no
A judge mandates that juvenile offenders who have priors be assigned to a trained delinquency prevention mentor. To assess this intervention, offenders will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: No mentor, or a peer mentor who is 3 to 5 years older than the offender. The following data will be
Clinicians at a nursing home facility want to see if giving residents a plant to tend to will help lower depression. To test this idea, the residents are randomly assigned to one of two groups: Those assigned to Group 1 will serve as the control group and will not be given a plant. Members of Group
You want to determine the optimal tutor-to-student ratio. Students seeking tutoring will be randomly assigned to one of two groups:Group 1 will involve each tutor working with only one student, and in Group 2, each tutor will work with two students. At the end of the term, students will be asked to
The members of an exercise walking group agree to partake in your study; you randomly give half of the group walking music in a major key, and the others are given walking music in a minor key. Each participant can walk as often and for as long as he or she likes. The participants will record and
The administrator of a two-ward hospital randomly selects one ward wherein the nurses will be assigned to tend to two patients each; nurses in the other ward will tend to four patients each. Over the course of a month, upon discharge, each patient will complete a nursing care satisfaction survey,
To determine if dancing enhances mood, you recruit 100 voluntary participants. You randomly select 50 and give them seven free dance lessons; the other 50 get no dance lessons. After the seventh class, you administer the Acme Happiness Scale Survey (AHSS) to all 100 individuals; this survey renders
You recruit a group of people who agree to report their total email counts (sent + received) for 30 days. Each participant also completed a survey regarding his or her employment status (Full-time, Part-time, Unemployed).Data set: Ch 03 – Exercise 07.savCodebookVariable: EmployDefinition:
You stand at a register in a hospital cafeteria; for each patron, you gather two pieces of information: professional role (nurse, doctor, other), as indicated on his or her badge, and the amount of his or her bill (as shown on the register).Data set: Ch 03 – Exercise 06.savCodebookVariable:
You are interested in finding out how many units students are enrolled in. You conduct a survey of 40 students and record two pieces of information: the degree (level) the student is working on (bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate) and total number of units he or she is taking this term.Data set:
You are interested in the length of time it takes for individuals to complete their transaction(s) at an ATM. You use a stopwatch to record your unobtrusive observations and gather two pieces of information on each person: gender and the length of his or her ATM session (in seconds).Data set: Ch 03
You want to know if typing proficiency is associated with better spelling skills. You administer a spelling test consisting of 20 words to the students in a classroom. At the bottom of the sheet, there is a question: Can you type accurately without looking at the keyboard?Data set: Ch 03 –
While waiting in line to donate blood, donors were asked, “How many times have you donated before?” The researcher recorded their gender and number of prior donations.Data set: Ch 03 – Exercise 02.savCodebookVariable: GenderDefinition: GenderType: Categorical (1 = Female, 2 = Male)Variable:
A survey was conducted in Professor Lamm’s class and Professor Milner’s class. The question that students responded to is, “How many siblings do you have?”Data set: Ch 03 – Exercise 01.savCodebookVariable: ClassDefinition: Class designationType: Categorical (1 = Prof. Lamm, 2 = Prof.
A manager at the Acme Company Call Center wants to see if running a classic movie on a big screen (with the sound off) will increase the number of calls processed per hour.a. State the research question.b. Identify the control and experimental group(s).c. Explain how you would randomly assign
Ms. Fractal wants to determine if working with flashcards helps students learn the multiplication table.a. State the research question.b. Identify the control and experimental group(s).c. Explain how you would randomly assign participants to groups.d. State the hypotheses (H0 and H1).e. Discuss the
Mr. Reed believes that providing assorted colored pens will prompt his students to write longer essays.a. State the research question.b. Identify the control and experimental group(s).c. Explain how you would randomly assign participants to groups.d. State the hypotheses (H0 and H1).e. Discuss the
Professor Madrigal has a theory that singing improves memory.a. State the research question.b. Identify the control and experimental group(s).c. Explain how you would randomly assign participants to groups.d. State the hypotheses (H0 and H1).e. Discuss the criteria for accepting or rejecting the
The Acme Herbal Tea Company advertises that its product is “. . . the tea that relaxes.”a. State the research question.b. Identify the control and experimental group(s).c. Explain how you would randomly assign participants to groups.d. State the hypotheses (H0 and H1).e. Discuss the criteria
Employees at Acme Industries, consisting of four separate buildings, are chronically late. An executive is considering implementing a get out of Friday free lottery; each day an employee is on time, he or she gets one token entered into the weekly lottery.a. State the research question.b. Identify
Anytown Community wants to determine if implementing a neighborhood watch program will reduce vandalism incidents.a. State the research question.b. Identify the control and experimental group(s).c. Explain how you would randomly assign participants to groups.d. State the hypotheses (H0 and H1).e.
A chain of retail stores has been experiencing substantial cash shortages in cashier balances across 10 of their stores. The company is considering installing cashier security cameras.a. State the research question.b. Identify the control and experimental group(s).c. Explain how you would randomly
Recent findings suggest that residents at a senior living facility may experience fewer depressive symptoms when they participate in pet therapy with certified dogs for 30 minutes per day.a. State the research question.b. Identify the control and experimental group(s).c. Explain how you would
It is expected that aerobic square dancing during the 30-minute recess at an elementary school will help fight childhood obesity.a. State the research question.b. Identify the control and experimental group(s).c. Explain how you would randomly assign participants to groups.d. State the hypotheses

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