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You have been learning about eating disorders across various populations. This project is a first-step in working with data and how doing so can help professionals support individuals with eating disorders.

Steps for Completion

1. Choose any particular population that is at risk for developing an eating disorder that is covered in this class or otherwise.

2. Survey at least 10 members of this population using the EAT form (link is below) and compare it with the responses from at least 10 individuals from a general or lower-risk group.

3. If needed, you may also use the data previously collected from a survey conducted by Dr. Greg Neimeyer in lieu of collecting your own. The data is included in a separate spreadsheet (attached).

4. Calculate (total) the score for each person and report (include) them in a paper which should describe what you did and what you found, including the results of the T-test (link is below and you will need the total scores for each person for the T-test) for differences between independent means.

5. Include subheadings (topics) in your paper such as Introduction, Methods, Data and Analysis, Conclusions and Limitations, and Raw Data.

6. The assignment is an informal learning experience rather than a research study, per se. The total scores for each individual (20 of them) should be included as a chart at the end of your paper (raw data).

Resources

Link to T-Test calculator

Links to an external site.

Please leave the defaults the way they are. Enter as many scores as you have in each of the two different groups, do an unpaired t-test (that's the default option) and the results will appear towards the top where the p-value is reported. The means and standard deviations for the two groups appear below that. A significant difference is one that results in a p-value of LESS than .05 (i.e. p< .05)). Include the p-value, means, and standard deviation in your paper.

Link to Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26)

Links to an external site.

NOTE: The EAT-26 has been reproduced with permission. Garner et al. (1982). The Eating Attitudes Test: Psychometric features and clinical correlates. Psychological Medicine, 12, 871-878.

Grading Criteria

This assignment is worth 50 points. See attached for additional information and instructions.