A story spoiler gives away the ending early. Does having a story spoiled in this way diminish suspense and hurt enjoyment? A study investigated this question. For 12 different short stories, the study€™s authors created a second version in which a spoiler paragraph at the beginning discussed the story and revealed the outcome. Each version of the 12 stories was read by at least 30 people and rated on a 1 to 10 scale to create an overall rating for the story, with higher ratings indicating greater enjoyment of the story. The ratings are given in Table 6.28 and stored in StorySpoilers. Stories 1 to 4 were ironic twist stories, stories 5 to 8 were mysteries, and stories 9 to 12 were literary stories. Test to see if there is a difference in mean overall enjoyment rating based on whether or not there is a spoiler.

Table 6.28

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Story With spoiler 1 3 4 6. 10 11 12 4.6 4.7 5.1 7.9 7.4 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.2 4.8 5.2 6.7 Original 3.8 4.9 7.1 6.2 6.1 6.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 4.1 6.1