HW 7 Independent Samples T Test Hannah Cinnamon

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Homework 7: Independent Samples T-Test PSYC 3061 Open up the “Invisibility Cloak.csv” data file from D2L. Halloween is quickly approaching at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and students are determined to practice their acts of mischief in preparation for the big night! You, a very curious individual, want to see if the mean number of mischievous acts committed by those who wear an invisibility cloak is statistically different than the mean number of mischievous acts committed by those who do not wear an invisibility cloak. The variables in this dataset are as follows: - Participant : ID number of a participant - Cloak : 0 = without a cloak of invisibility, 1 = with a cloak of invisibility - Mischief : the number of mischievous acts committed by a participant 1. Create a descriptives table of your data in JASP. Because we are examining two different groups (cloak vs. no cloak) think about how we want to split our data! Copy and paste your table here. (2 points) Descriptive Statistics Mischief 0 1 Valid 12 12 Missing 0 0 Mean 3.750 5.000 Std. Deviation 1.913 1.651 Minimum 0.000 2.000 Maximum 6.000 8.000 2. Perform the independent samples t-test in JASP. Copy and paste your table here. (2 points) Independent Samples T-Test t df p Mischief -1.713 22 0.101
Independent Samples T-Test t df p Note. Student's t-test. 3. Write up the results in APA style: describe the study, number of participants, what variables were being examined, etc. (2 points) Halloween mischief was examined at Hogwarts, comparing the mean mischievous acts between students with and without invisibility cloaks. Twenty-four participants were included in the study, with an equal distribution in both groups (Cloak = 0, Cloak = 1). The null hypothesis posited no significant difference in mean mischievous acts between cloak-wearing and non-cloak-wearing students. The independent samples t-test revealed a non-significant difference in mean mischief (t = -1.713, df = 22, p = 0.101). Therefore, the null hypothesis was not rejected. 4. State Hypothesis, Discuss whether it was supported or not, Discuss what these results mean in “layman’s” terms, Discuss the implications of these results, Discuss Future research directions (4 points) These results suggest that, based on the available evidence, there is no statistically significant difference in the mean number of mischievous acts committed by students with and without invisibility cloaks at Hogwarts. This means that wearing an invisibility cloak may not influence the likelihood of engaging in mischievous acts during the Halloween festivities at Hogwarts. Further research could explore additional factors influencing mischievous behavior, such as individual personality traits or the context in which the invisibility cloak is worn. Additionally, a larger sample size might enhance the study's generalizability.
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