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A student in a research methods class thinks that people who like cross-contry a

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Question

A student in a research methods class thinks that people who like cross-contry are weird. To test this hypothesis he gives a sample of students two questionnares to complete. One assesses how much they like to participate in cross country events with higher numbers indicating a more favorable attitude toward cross country running. The other questionnare assesses weirdness with a higher numbers indicating more weirdness. Here are the data sge obtained. Given the expectation that those who like cross country are also weird she chooses to da a one tailed test.

a. Name the variables used for this study.

b. What are the roles of each?

c. State the null and alternative hypothesis.

d. Identify the kind of statistical test needed to test the hypothesis

e. conduct a null hypthesis test

f. write up the result of the study in APA format

g. Calculate the effect size

Cross country Rating Weirdness Rating 5 7 9 9 4 6 5 3 2 4 1 6 4 4 7 6 6 5 4 8 4 8

Explanation / Answer

a. Cross country rating and weirdness ratings

B. One assesses how much they like to participate in cross country events with higher numbers indicating a more favorable attitude toward cross country running. The other questionnare assesses weirdness with a higher numbers indicating more weirdness.

c. No relationship between both

d. One tailed test