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One-Sample T Test Worksheet 2 - ANSWER KEY

A researcher tested the effectiveness of a memory-boosting herbal mix called "Memory Booster" by having 8 participants take it daily for 4 weeks and then take a standardized memory test. The test normally has a mean of 7 in the general population. The results of a one-sample t-test showed that the mean memory score of the participants (8) was significantly higher than the population mean of 7, indicating that Memory Booster improved memory performance. Approximately 50% of the variance in memory test scores could be attributed to taking Memory Booster.

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One-Sample T Test Worksheet 2 - ANSWER KEY

A researcher tested the effectiveness of a memory-boosting herbal mix called "Memory Booster" by having 8 participants take it daily for 4 weeks and then take a standardized memory test. The test normally has a mean of 7 in the general population. The results of a one-sample t-test showed that the mean memory score of the participants (8) was significantly higher than the population mean of 7, indicating that Memory Booster improved memory performance. Approximately 50% of the variance in memory test scores could be attributed to taking Memory Booster.

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One-Sample t-Test – Example 2 (Memory Booster) ANSWER KEY

A nutrition store in the mall is selling “Memory Booster,” which is a concoction of herbs and minerals that is
intended to improve memory performance, but there is no good reason to think it couldn't possibly do the
opposite. To test the effectiveness of the herbal mix, a researcher obtains a sample of 8 participants and asks each
person to take the suggested dosage each day for 4 weeks. At the end of the 4-week period, each individual takes
a standardized memory test. In the general population, the standardized test is known to have a mean of μ = 7.

Step 1. State your hypotheses.


a. Is it a one-tailed or two-tailed test? Two-tailed

b. Hypotheses in words
Alternative hypothesis: Those who take Memory Booster will have a significantly different memory
score from that of the general population.

Null hypothesis: Those who take Memory Booster will have the same memory score as that of the
general population.

c. Statistical hypotheses
HA: µMB ≠ 7

H0: µMB  7

Step 2. Set the significance level   = .05 Determine tcrit. ± 2.365

Step 3. Compute the appropriate statistical test.

Memory Squared
X  X 
2
8 8
after taking X Deviation Deviation s 2
    1.143
n 1 8 1 7
Memory X X (X X )2
Booster (X)
8 8 0 0
9 8 1 1
6 8 -2 4
8 8 0 0
9 8 1 1
8 8 0 0 s X2 1.143
sX    .143  0.378
7 8 -1 1 n 8
9 8 1 1

∑X = 64 SS =
∑ ( X  X ) 2=
N= 8 8
X =8
X  87 1
tobt     2.65
sX 0.378 0.378
Step 4. Make a decision. Determine whether the value of the test statistic is in the critical region. Draw a
picture. Label tcrit and tobt.
Is tobt in the critical region? __yes____
Should you reject or retain the H0? reject

tcrit = -2.365 tcrit = +2.365


tobt = 2.65

Step 5. Report the statistical results.

t(7) = 2.65, p < .05.

Step 6. Write a conclusion.

People who took Memory Booster had significantly higher memory scores (M = 8) than the general
population (µ = 7).

Step 7. Compute the estimated d.


X  87 1
estimated d     .94
sX 1.143 1.069

Step 8. Compute r2 and write a conclusion.


2.65 2 7.023 7.023
r2     .5008
2.65  7 7.023  7 14.023
2

Approximately 50% of the variance in scores on the memory test can be attributed to Memory Booster.

or

Taking Memory Booster accounts for 50.08% of the variance in scores on the memory test.

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