Exercise 7

1. A researcher tests 10 individual before and after an experimental procedure. The results are shown in
the table below. Using the .05 significance level, (a) test the null hypothesis and (b) sketch the
distribution involved.
Participant
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Before
10.4
12.6
11.2
10.9
14.3
13.2
9.7
11.5
10.8
13.1

After
10.8
12.1
12.1
11.4
13.9
13.5
10.9
11.5
10.4
12.5

2. Twenty students were recruited to take part in the study. The 10 students randomly assign to the
expressive writing group wrote about their thoughts and feelings associated with their most traumatic
life events. The 10 students randomly assign to the control group wrote about their plans for the day.
One month later, all of the students rated their overall level of physical health on a scale form 0=very
poor health to 100=perfect health. The score are shown in the table below. Using the .05 significance
level, (a) test the null hypothesis and (b) sketch the distribution involved.
Expressive Writing Group
77
88
77
90
68
74
62
93
82
79

Control Writing Group

87
77
71
70
63
50
58
63
76
65

Formula:

1. The t test for Independent Means,

2. The t test for Dependent Means,

t=

d
Nd 2

N -1