Statistical significance Essays

  • Data Analysis Essay

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    shows the output of the ANOVA analysis and whether we have a statistically significant difference between the group means. We can see that the significance level for Att is 0.00 and 0.827 for Attnew. When this value is below 0.05, it means that there is a significant difference between the two means. When it is more than 0.05 there is no or little statistical difference between the two means. Hence for Attnew, there is a difference in the demand of cars but there is no difference in the Att case (Hussain

  • Orthogonal Array Experimental Design

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    In this work, an orthogonal array experimental design was used to optimize the synthesis of a photocatalyst. This chapter provides the reader a crucial foundation for understanding the terminology and practical use of design of experiments (DOE). The practical use of this, as will be discussed later in this work, is that wise use of DOE can drastically reduce the time and effort to optimize procedures, catalyst synthesis or otherwise. In this section, we explore some of the general procedures of

  • Testing the Difference Between the Respondents Demographic Groups

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    study used the factor scores (which are not ordinal or nominal scales) yielded by the factor analysis for the further statistical analysis. Therefore, the parametric tests could be proper techniques to test the difference between the respondents’ demographic groups regarding the SECI and innovation activities in the Egyptian banks. In this term, there are two parametric statistical techniq... ... middle of paper ... ...the males and females staff in terms of performing theses processes in the

  • Hygiene Among Different Religions

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    In our study, there is a statistical significance between religion and practice of personal hygiene (P value is 0.025). The students belonging to Christian religion (40.70%) were following good practice of personal hygiene as compared to other two religion 21.00% (Hindu) and 31.70% (Muslim) respectively (Table no.11). There is no such comparison in other available studies. In our study, 100% of children were washing their hands before taking food. Maximum of 92.5% of students washed their hand with

  • Daphnia Ethanol Experiment

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    Introduction Numerous experiments have been conducted to analyze the influence of ethanol on different sections of the human brain and how different concentration levels affect behavior. For example, it has been observed that excessive amounts of ethanol affect the cerebellum. As we know, the cerebellum controls balance and coordination, but when exposed to excessive amounts of ethanol, an individual is more prone to lose balance. Furthermore, the hippocampus, a part of the brain associated

  • Effects of Valerian on Anxiety and Insomnia

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    constraints of valerian as an insomnia medication have reached varied and conflicting results. Though some studies have found valerian to have a subjective mild sedative effect in improving sleep,3 others have found there to be no objective statistical significance between valerian and placebo.5 Similarly, some research revealed that valerian reduced objective sleep latency when provided for an acute period of 3 days,4 while one study discovered that it takes about 2-3 weeks before valerian effectively

  • Perceptual Differences Between Men and Women

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    There are clearly differences in the way men and women think. Many studies show that neurons are packed closer together in women’s brain, and according to psychologist Sandra Witelson, this may be one reason why women are better at language and communication skills than men (Edmonds, 2003). But are there also differences in the way men and women perceive things? Are women faster at noticing change? Or do they pay more attention to visual details? If yes, then shouldn’t systems be designed to pertain

  • Elementary Reading Attitude Survey Paper

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    The Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERAS) / © PAWS survey designed by Dennis J. Kear from Wichita State University will be used in conducting this study. It provides a suggestion of student attitudes toward reading. The survey consists of twenty items and can be administered to the entire classroom in within ten minutes. Jim David, the creator of the Garfield cartoon character, and Paws Incorporated, the copyright owner, supplied camera-ready pictures of Garfield displaying a range of emotions

  • Nt1310 Unit 1 Assignment 1

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    A. Purpose of the Study “Reading is the motivated and fluent coordination of word recognition and comprehension” (Leipzig 2001). In the educational system, pupils are encourage to read books because of the belief that one becomes better at a skill based on the amount of time dedicated to that particular skill. Pupils must practice the skill learned and receive “frequent feedback (Samuel and Wu).” Practice is most effectual when it is individualized and accompanied with instruction (Renaissance

  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Literature Review

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    Studies of the disease were found by using the Texas A&M Corpus Christi library through electronic search of temporal lobe epilepsy. Four primary research and one review article were used to complete this literature analysis. The articles discussed are condensed in Table 1. Regarding EI in patients with TLE and patients with extra temporal lobe epilepsy was a case-control study that had three groups. Group 1 consisted of forty patients with TLE. Group 2 consisted of thirty patients with extra temporal

  • Article Critique

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    Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS) for students with disabilities. Additionally it looked to see if there was a correlation between the amount of training the teacher received and the students’ success. The team of authors used a variety of statistical methods to determine the effectiveness in both of these areas. A random group of 89 kindergartners, from 47 different classrooms in Minnesota schools all with individualized education programs, were divided into three different test groups. These

  • The Difference Between Male Peeker And Female Peekers

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    Humans are curious creatures who may very well feel the urge to disregard exact orders. This drive is often encouraged by feelings of boredom or often because we cannot limit ourselves to more knowledge. The objective of this study was to observe curiosity between males and females. We evaluated female “peekers” against male “peekers” and female “non-peekers” against male “non-peekers.” A box visible enough to get attention from participants was decorated, a hole was cut on the top and a sign was

  • article critique

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    This study looked at the role of sports in inhibiting the development of early social anxiety symptoms in children between 7 and 8 years old. With multiple hypotheses the researchers hoped to show that exercise and sports will have an anti-anxiety effect on this specific (social) form of anxiety. The specific hypothesis were as follows: children who participate in extracurricular sports should have less social anxiety symptoms one year later than a child practicing no sports, children on a team sport

  • 4cm Incline Lab Report

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    On Tuesday in lab, we wanted to measure the velocity and acceleration of a ball rolling down an incline. To do this, we made our table have an incline by putting wood blocks under two legs of the table. We placed meter sticks on a table so we could determine the distance the ball traveled for a certain amount of time. We placed the ball at the 0cm mark on the meter stick and let go of the ball so it could roll down the table. To make our results more accurate, we videoed the ball rolling down the

  • Fair Test Essay

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    This experiment would be considered a fair test as the variables were controlled; the same ball in the same condition was used, it was dropped from the same height each time, no additional external force acted upon it and the accuracy of the readings were consistent. However there were a few minor elements which may have altered the results such the test no being done on the different days. This would have had a minor effect as the temperature alters the elasticity of rubber and causes wood and concrete

  • Differences in Public and Private Sector Labor Relations

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    In the case study I am asked the major differences between public and private sector labor relations. Throughout my research I will use the text along with outside sources to help in finding the significant differences between the two. Furthermore as outlined in the text of (Holley, Jennings, & Wolters, 2012) have indicated some of the major differences between public and private sector including the market economy such as the relationship between the budget and the bargaining process, employee rights

  • Congruence of Counselor Self-Disclosure and Perceived Effectiveness

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    The first research article I read for this assignment was Congruence of Counselor Self-Disclosure and Perceived Effectiveness by Scott J. Nyman, and Timothy K. Daugherty. This journal article documents an empirical study conducted by Scott Nyman and Timothy Daugherty examining the effect of counselor self-disclosure on the relationship between counselor and client. Counselors and researchers differ in their opinions regarding the use of self-disclosure. Some consider it a means to establishing a

  • Case Study Of The Mann-Whitney U Test

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    In this case study, we can use the data provided to analyse the number of cups of coffee consumed in a week for the males and females, by using SPSS. It is clear that it can be used the independent-samples t-test for this question. For this case, we can use the independent-samples t-test to compare the mean scores on some continuous variable for two different groups. In other words, we need one independent variable (e.g. males and females) and dependent variable (e.g. the number of cups of coffee

  • Potential Errors

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    results of the ANOVA for draw time and drawing errors are presented in Table 2. The results indicated that the main factor of CONFIDENTIAL MANUSCRIPT FOR EDITORIAL REVIEW 10 directions and main factor of conditions (3 levels of learning) yielded no significance. However, the interaction between the

  • Comparative Analysis of Sexism: A Personal Perspective

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    1. My result for hostile sexism was between zero and one, while my score for benevolent sexism was between one and two. My scores were closest to the average female and male in England and Australia for benevolent sexism. However, my hostile sexism was very low compared to all the countries that were listed. My scores surprised me, because I did not expect my benevolent sexism score to be closest to England or Australia. More simply, I did not expect other females and males to have similar scores