A health educator wants to evaluate the effect of a dental film on the frequency with which children brush their teeth. A random selection of 8 children is used for the experiment.  First, a baseline of the number of times the children brush their teeth over a month’s period is established.  Next, the children are shown the dental film and again the number of teeth brushings are recorded for a month.  The following data are recorded:   Subject 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 After Film 28 29 25 30 25 27 28 24 Baseline 25 28 22 30 26 24 25 22 What is the nondirectional alternative hypothesis?  df =                           ∑ D2 = __  Dobt =             µD  =                                 SSD =

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A health educator wants to evaluate the effect of a dental film on the frequency with which children brush their teeth. A random selection of 8 children is used for the experiment.  First, a baseline of the number of times the children brush their teeth over a month’s period is established.  Next, the children are shown the dental film and again the number of teeth brushings are recorded for a month.  The following data are recorded:

 

Subject

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

After Film

28

29

25

30

25

27

28

24

Baseline

25

28

22

30

26

24

25

22

What is the nondirectional alternative hypothesis? 

df =              

 

 

 

 

 

 

∑ D=

__ 

Dobt =         

 

 µD  =                              

 

SSD =

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