Power can range from -1 to +1.

A researcher was interested in comparing 3 group conditions: Meditation, Progressive Muscle Relaxation PMR), and a Control condition on heart rate. 28 freshmen undergraduates from USF were randomly selected.  From these 28 students, 13 were randomized to the Control Condition, 8 were randomly assigned to Meditation, and 7 were randomly assigned to Progressive Muscle Relaxation. Using a .05 level of significance is there a statistically significant difference between PMR and Meditation?

If a researcher was planning a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of an exercise intervention (intervention group vs. control group) on blood pressure, in which situation would you need a larger sample size to achieve the same level of power.  Assume all other factors are kept the same.

A researcher was interested in evaluating if there was a relationship between participants’ academic class rank in high school (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) and their class rank in College (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.).  What statistic would you use?

A researcher examined the body mass index (BMI) of 1000 randomly selected undergraduates from USF and found a mean of 25. If the median BMI was 18, what would you conclude about the shape of the distribution of BMI scores?

When researchers discuss statistical interaction, what type of variable are researchers focusing on?

Where would the ecological validity of a research study be stronger?

In a multiple regression analysis, how many dependent variable(s) are in the analysis?

A researcher developed the following regression equation to predict muscular strength (y) from fat mass (Fat) in undergraduate students.                                                                             predicted y = 1.0 + 0.7 (Fat)                                                                                           R2 = .49                                                                                    In this sample, what is the proportion of the variance in undergraduate students’  muscular strength that is explained by fat mass (Fat)?

A researcher measured body mass (BM) for 100 undergraduates. The mean BM was 20 (SD=4). What would a person’s z-score be if the person had a body mass of 12?