Check-in Activity 2

Problem Statement:
A university counselor believes that hypnosis is more effective than the standard
treatment given to the students who have high test anxiety. To test his belief, he randomly
divides 22 students with high test anxiety into two groups. One of the groups receives the
hypnosis treatment, and the other group receives the hypnosis treatment, and the other group
receives the standard treatment. When the treatments are concluded, each student is given a test
anxiety questionnaire. High scores on the questionnaire indicate high anxiety. The following are
the results: 

Hypnosis
20 21 33 40 24 43 48 31 22 44 30
Treatment
Standard
42 35 30 53 57 26 37 30 51 62 59
Treatment

1. Define Null and Alternative Hypothesis

Ho: It would not be valid for the university counselor to conclude that hypnosis treatment
is more effective than standard treatment
H1: It would be valid for the university counselor to conclude that hypnosis treatment is
more effective than standard treatment.

2. State Alpha

α = 0.05

3. State Decision Rule

If z is less that -1.96 or greater than 1.96, reject the null hypothesis.

4. Calculate Test Statistic

RAN SCOR SAMPL POINT
K E E S
1 20 H 1
2 21 H 1
3 22 H 1
4 24 H 1
5 26 S 1
7 30 H 2
7 30 S 2
7 30 S 2
9 31 H 2
10 33 H 2
11 35 S 1
12 37 S 1
13 40 H 1
14 42 S 3
 15 43 H 5
16 44 H 5
17 48 H 5
18 51 S 0
19 53 S 0
20 57 S 0
21 59 S 0
22 62 S 0

UH = 1+1+1+1+2+2+2+1+5+5+5
UH = 26

US = 1+2+2+1+1+3+0+0+0+0+0
US = 10

Note: US < UH, therefore U = 10

n( H ) n(S)
U−
2
z=

√ n (H) n( S)(n ( H ) +n( S)+1)

12

(11)(11)
10−
2
z=

√ (11)(11)(11+11+1)
12

z=−3.3160

5. State Result
Z = -3.3160
Z < -1.96
Reject the null hypothesis.

6. State Conclusion

It would be valid for the university counselor to conclude that hypnosis treatment
is more effective than standard treatment., Z = -3.3160, p < .05.