RESEARCH STATISTICS PRACTICE TEST
1. A researcher studying the human factors of computer keyboards sets up an experiment to
compare two different keyboard designs. He measures the number of words per minute
typed by one group on Keyboard A and then he measures the number of words typed per
minute by another group of people on Keyboard B. Use the data below to determine if the
typing speeds on the two different keyboards are significantly different.
Keyboard A (words per minute) Keyboard B (words per minute)
47, 51, 54, 62, 44, 51, 48, 65, 42, 44,
54, 62, 75, 59, 78, 64, 69, 72, 50, 73
71, 68
1. What is your computed answer?
2. What would be the null hypothesis in this study?
3. What would be the alternate hypothesis?
4. Interpret your answer. ( Decision to accept/ reject the null hypothesis)
2. A researcher did an experiment on self-esteem among city jail female prisoners. She is
interested to know if there is a significant difference in the pretest and posttest score of
self-esteem among female prisoners after conducting a five-week session of group
therapy. Higher score indicates increased self-esteem.
Before Therapy After Therapy
(X1) (X2)
1 3
3 4
5 3
4 2
1 1
2 1
1. What is your computed answer?
2. What would be the null hypothesis in this study?
3. What would be the alternate hypothesis?
4. Interpret your answer. ( Decision to accept/ reject the null hypothesis)
3. JLE Research conducts a further survey to determine if there is a difference between the
proportion of drivers who express satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the performance of
their American, Japanese or Korean cars. These are the results.
AMERICAN JAPANESE KOREAN
SATISFIED 110 120 60
NOT SATISFIED 90 40 20
1. What is your computed answer?
2. What would be the null hypothesis in this study?
3. What would be the alternate hypothesis?
4. Interpret your answer. ( Decision to accept/ reject the null hypothesis)
4. A research study was conducted to examine the impact of eating a high protein breakfast
on adolescents' performance during a physical education physical fitness test. Half of the
subjects received a high protein breakfast and half were given a low protein breakfast. All
of the adolescents, both male and female, were given a fitness test with high scores
representing better performance. Test scores are recorded below.
1. What is your computed answer?
2. What would be the null hypothesis in this study?
3. What would be the alternate hypothesis?
4. Interpret your answer. ( Decision to accept/ reject the null hypothesis)
5. A researcher is concerned about the level of knowledge possessed by university students
regarding United States history. Students completed a high school senior level
standardized U.S. history exam. Major for students was also recorded. Data in terms of
percent correct is recorded below for 32 students. Compute the appropriate test for the
data provided below.
Education Business/Management Behavioral/Social Science Fine Arts
62 72 42 80
81 49 52 57
75 63 31 87
58 68 80 64
67 39 22 28
48 79 71 29
26 40 68 62
36 15 76 45
1. What is your computed answer?
2. What would be the null hypothesis in this study?
3. What would be the alternate hypothesis?
4. Interpret your answer. ( Decision to accept/ reject the null hypothesis)