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Project One
Samantha Jarosz
Southern New Hampshire University
PSY 260: Statistical Applications for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Michael Shriner
March 30, 2025
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Project One
Introduction: Describe the purpose of your memo and the plan to address the scenario in 1 to 3
sentences.
This memo aims to present data on how various audiences perceive empathy. By
analyzing this information, the company can effectively target specific groups to assist
non-profit organizations in securing donations.
Conclusions: Describe your findings in an executive summary of 4 to 6 sentences. Include the
following in your conclusions:
The main points you want to convey to your audience
Rationale for your points in the form of data summaries
Based on the data, it is clear that different income classes have varying responses to
empathy, which can influence the effectiveness of donation efforts. The working class,
with the highest number of responses (280) and a solid empathy score of 3.92, appears
to be the most responsive group in terms of donations. The lower class, while showing
the highest empathy score (4.04), had a smaller response pool of only 47 participants.
The middle class, with the largest number of responses (314) and an empathy score of
3.94, also represents a promising group, but their empathy score is slightly lower than
the working class. The upper class, despite having the smallest response size (19),
recorded the lowest empathy score (3.63). Given these findings, the focus should
