Psych Unit Assignment

PSY 3200

Unit #6 AS: ANOVA Testing

In this assignment you will conduct a one-way and factorial ANVOA and interpret the results. You will presented with 2 studies: In the first you will (1) state populations and hypotheses; (2) conduct a One-way ANOVA using SPSS; (3) report the results using proper APA format; (4) if there was a significant result, conduct post-hoc tests; (5) describe the results to this study; (6) describe the implications of this study; (7) determine the strengths and weaknesses of the ANOVA. In the second you will (1) state populations and hypotheses; (2) conduct a Factorial ANOVA in SPSS; (3) report all results using proper APA format; (4) indicate if there was an interaction or not using proper APA format; (5) if there was a significant result, conduct post-hoc tests; (6) describe the results to this study; (7) describe the implications of this study; describe any strengths and weaknesses of this ANOVA. Finally, be sure to include any SPSS outputs as well.

A researcher is interested in whether technology has changed people’s preferences in leisurely activities based on their age range. She chooses the concept of using eBooks as a replacement for physical books. She gathers a group of 10 individuals in each of the following age groups: 10-year-olds, 30-year-olds, 50-year-olds, and 70-year-olds. For each group she has them rate on a scale of 1-10 how much they prefer an eBook compared to a physical book. The data for this study is presented below:

10-year-olds	30-year-olds	50-year-olds	70-year-olds
8	7	5	4
7	6	4	6
9	5	6	3
10	7	9	4
5	5	10	6
6	4	4	5
7	9	3	4
9	10	5	7
8	4	4	2
9	8	7	3

For this assignment you will:

· State populations and hypotheses

· Conduct a One-way ANOVA in SPSS

· Report the results using proper APA format

· If there was a significant result, conduct post-hoc tests

· Describe the results to this study

· What are the implications of this study

· What are the strengths and weaknesses of this ANOVA

*Be sure to include your SPSS output

A social psychologist is interested in if the type of music a college student is listening to has any effect on the number of hours per week the student studies. A group of college students identified to one of four types of music: rock and roll, jazz, country, and showtunes. Ten students were selected for each group. In addition to this the psychologist wondered if gender would have an impact on the hours studying as well so each of the 4 groups were separated into 10 male and 10 female (80 students total), and each of these student's hours studying were then recorded for a one-week period. The data is shown in the following table.

	Rock & Roll	Jazz	Country	Showtunes
female	6	8	8	2
female	5	8	8	3
female	6	8	6	2
female	7	7	7	5
female	6	6	6	2
female	5	5	7	6
female	5	6	8	4
female	6	7	5	5
female	7	7	6	3
female	4	9	7	4
male	6	5	9	3
male	4	4	8	3
male	3	5	4	3
male	3	4	5	5
male	4	3	3	6
male	5	4	2	4
male	4	5	4	3
male	5	2	6	4
male	4	6	8	5
male	3	7	5	4

For this assignment you will:

· State populations and hypotheses

· Conduct a Factorial ANOVA in SPSS

· Report all results using proper APA format

· Indicate if there was an interaction or not using proper APA format

· If there was a significant result, conduct post-hoc tests

· Describe the results to this study

· What are the implications of this study

· What are the strengths and weaknesses of this ANOVA

*Be sure to include your SPSS output