A clinical psychologist is interested in comparing the effectiveness of short term relaxation and cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating mild depression. An experiment is conducted in which 15 patients with mild depression are randomly selected and assigned 5 each to a relaxation therapy group, a cognitive/behavioral therapy group, and an attention placebo group. Therapy is administered until the patient is judged no longer depressed or until 10 treatment sessions have elapsed. The following data is obtained. Scores are the number of sessions for each patient. Cognitive/BehavioralTherapyRelaxationTherapyAttention-PlaceboGroup568476810978109109 MS within = _________.

Researchers investigate how the presence of cell phones influence the quality of human interaction.  Subjects are randomly selected from a population and divided into an experimental group that is asked to leave their phones in the front of the room and a control group that are not asked to leave their cell phones at the front of the room.  Subjects are left alone for 10 minutes and then asked to take a survey designed to measure quality of interactions they had with others in the experiment.  What statistical test is appropriate?

Mental Health A study was performed looking at the effect of physical activity on cognitive function among adults at high risk for Alzheimer's disease. There were 170 eligible subjects randomly assigned to either an exercise intervention (exercise group) or a control intervention (control group). The subjects were followed at 6-month intervals up to 18 months of follow-up. The primary assessment scale was the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog). The results at 18 months of follow-up among participants with mild cognitive impairment are given in the table below. (Let population 1 be the exercise group and population 2 be the control group. Use exercise group control group.) Mean difference from baseline (18-month score minus baseline score) among participants with mild cognitive impairment in the ADAS-Cog score* Mean change 95% CI n H₁: Exercise group Control group USE SALT -0.37 (-1.37, 0.63) 48 -0.43 (-1.35, 0.49) 52 (a) What is the standard deviation of…

Acne is a common skin disease that affects most adolescents and can continue into adulthood. A study compared the effectiveness of three acne treatments and a placebo, all in gel form, applied twice daily for 12 weeks. The study's 517 teenage volunteers were randomly assigned to one of the four treatments. Success was assessed as clear or almost clear skin at the end of the 12 week period. The results of the study can be seen in the table below. Using the appropriate statistical test, determine if there is significant evidence that the four treatments perform differently. If so, how do they compare.

They then decided to determine whether the effect of the phone depended on how dependent people were on their phones. They had participants complete a scale to measure phone dependence (e.g., I would have trouble getting through a normal day without my phone) and classified them as high or low in dependence. They then analysed working memory task performance in a 2 (location: outside, desk) x 2(dependence: high, low) ANOVA. In this design, "dependence" is a(n) O a. Independent variable O b. Extraneous variable O c. Dependent variable O d. Subject variable

The National Football League (NFL) records a variety of performance data for individuals and teams. To investigate the importance of passing on the percentage of games won by a team, the following data show the average number of passing yards per attempt (Yds/Att) and the percentage of games won (WinPct) for a random sample of 10 NFL teams for the 2011 season (NFL website). Team Yds/Att WinPct 5.7 26 Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers 7.6 67 7.3 52 6.9 51 Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys 5.1 17 8.6 82 New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles Seattle Seahawks 5.3 21 6.6 41 St. Louis Rams 6.5 41 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 6.1 38 a. Choose the correct a scatter diagram with the number of passing yards per attempt on the horizontal axis and the percentage of games won on the vertical axis. B. A. WinPct WinPct 80 DD J F1 70- 60- 50+ -40- 30 20- F2 80 F3 000 000 F4 F5 80- -70 60- 50- 40- 30- 20- S F6 ● - F7 DII F8 F9 F10 () F11 <))) F12 A

A team of epidemiologists at the Mayo Clinic wanted to find whether there is an association between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD). They conducted a prospective cohort study following obese and non-obese individuals who were free of CVD at the beginning of study for five years. The investigators were also interested in assessing age as a potential confounder, effect modifier, or both. Use the data below to answer the accompanying questions.     CVD No CVD Total Obese 10 90 100 Not Obese 35 465 500 Total 45 555 600       CVD No CVD Total Obese 36 164 200 Not Obese 25 175 200 Total 61 339 400   1. Compute the appropriate measure of association for those who were less than age 50.  2. Compute the appropriate measure of association for those who were older or equal to age 50.  3. Compute the crude measure of association?  4. List three attributes that age must satisfy before it could…

Many people take ginkgo supplements advertised to improve memory. Are these over-thecounter supplements effective? In a study, elderly adults were assigned to the treatment group or control group. The 104 participants who were assigned to the treatment group took 40 mg of ginkgo 3 times a day for 6 weeks. The 115 participants assigned to the control group took a placebo pill 3 times a day for 6 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks, the Wechsler Memory Scale was administered. Higher scores indicate better memory function. Summary values are given in thefollowing table:                N               x              sGinkgo 104           5.7         0.6Placebo 115         5.5          0.5a) Based on these results, is there evidence that taking 40mg of ginkgo 3 times a day is effective in increasing mean performance on the Wechsler Memory Scale? b) Write a brief report on your findings

A clinical psychologist is interested in comparing the effectiveness of short term relaxation and cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating mild depression. An experiment is conducted in which 15 patients with mild depression are randomly selected and assigned 5 each to a relaxation therapy group, a cognitive/behavioral therapy group, and an attention placebo group. Therapy is administered until the patient is judged no longer depressed or until 10 treatment sessions have elapsed. The following data is obtained. Scores are the number of sessions for each patient. Cognitive/BehavioralTherapyRelaxationTherapyAttention-PlaceboGroup568476810978109109 MS between = _________.