Overview
INSTRUCTIONS:
Each student will submit one Word document and one SPSS output files (assignments 5-8) for each assignment
All responses should be in bullet format, labeled with corresponding letters/numbers in the textbook
Points are not awarded for length, please keep responses concise
Please start by reading chapter 5 of the textbook (which is attached)
Then complete practice exercise #5.5 (PARTS A-D)
During flu season, the administrators at a walk-in health clinic want to determine if providing patients with a pamphlet will increase their receptivity to flu shots. Once escorted to the exam room, patients who had oddnumbered service tickets were given a flu shot information pamphlet; patients with even-numbered tickets were given nothing. At the end of the day, patients’ charts were reviewed, and two entries were made in the database: total number of flu shots given to patients who received pamphlets and total number of flu shots given to patients who were not given flu shot pamphlets.
Data set: Ch 05 - Exercise 05A.sav
Codebook
Variable: group
Definition: Flu media group assignment
Type: Categorical (1 = Nothing, 2 = Flu shot pamphlet)
Variable: shots
Definition: Total number of flu shots given in a day (for each group)
Type: Continuous
A) Write the hypotheses.
B) Run each criterion of the pretest checklist (normality, homogeneity of variance, and n) and discuss your findings.
C) Run the t test and document your findings (ns, means, and significance [p value]).
D) Write an abstract up to 200 words detailing a summary of the study, the t test results, hypothesis resolution, and implications of your findings.
Repeat this exercise using data set Ch 05 - Exercise 5B.sav.