Read and evaluate the following APA-style summary of a hands-free cell phone stu

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Read and evaluate the following APA-style summary of a hands-free cell phone study. Then determine if there is an error or omission and, if so, identify the problem. The hands-free cell phone use ratings after watching the video (M = 5.9; SD =.88) were higher than they were before watching the video (M = 5.7, SD = 1.06), t(9) = -.43, p >0.05(two tailed) Question 5 options:

There are no errors or omissions in the above APA summary

The means and standard deviations for each condition are missing

The statistical t test information is missing

The sentence implies that the means are significantly different when they are not significantly different

Explanation / Answer

Since p-value is greater than 0.05, fail to reject null hypothesis. Therefore there is no significant difference. The problem is "The sentence implies that the means are significantly different when they are not significantly different". The correct sentence should be:

The hands-free cell phone use ratings after watching the video (M = 5.9; SD =.88) were same as they were before watching the video (M = 5.7, SD = 1.06), t(9) = -.43, p >0.05(two tailed).

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