2- (1.85) Finding misplaced items. Are men or women more adept at remembering wh

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2- (1.85) Finding misplaced items. Are men or women more adept at remembering where they leave misplaced items (like car keys)? According to University of Florida psychology professor Robin West, women show greater competence in actually finding these objects (Explore, Fall 1998) Approximately 300 men and women from Gainesville, Florida, participated in a study in which each person placed 20 common objects in a 12-room "virtual" house represented on a computer screen. Thirty minutes later, the subjects were asked to recall where they put each of the objects For each object, a recall variable was measured as "yes" or "no." a) Identify the population of interest to the psychology professor b) Identify the sample c) Are the variables measured in the study quantitative or qualitative? d) Does the study involve descriptive or inferential statistics? Explain.

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solutionA

population :are men or women adept at remembering where they leave misplaced items]

solutionb:

300 mean and women participated in a study

solutionc:

variable measured is recall variable measured as yes or no

its a qualitative varaible since we are counting number of yes and number of no

Solutiond:

it involves inferential statistics.

we set null and alternative hypothesis.

choose alpha

calculate t statistic

p value and take statistical decision

we infer the results from the sample to population and conclude that whether men or women adept at remembering where they leave misplaced items.

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