Statistics applied to Psychology Academic Product No.

03

Academic Product No. 03

INSTRUCTIONS: Dear student, solve each of the questions posed in
Word or Excel format. Any other format will not be considered for the submission.
In cases where the data contains many decimals, round them to 4 digits.

A cereal manufacturer consults with a psychological agency regarding the colors that
You must choose for the cereal boxes: red, yellow, and blue. To find out if the color influences.
In the sales, 16 similarly sized stores are chosen. Red boxes are sent to 6 of these.
stores, yellow boxes at 5 and blue boxes at the remaining 5. After a few days, they
check the number of boxes sold in each store. The attached table shows the
results (in tens of boxes) obtained:

Red Yellow Blue

43 52 61
52 37 29
59 38 38
76 64 53
61 74 79
81

Contrast the hypothesis that the population means of the sales levels of the boxes of
The 3 colors are the same.
Note: Develop the problem step by step as in the video class.

SOLUTION:

Completing the original table:

Red Yellow Blue

43 52 61
52 37 29
59 38 38
76 64 53
61 74 79
81
TOTAL 372 265 260 T.. = 897
n 6 5 5 N= 16

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2 2
.. 897
= = = 50288.0625
16

Hypothesis Formulation:

0: 1= 2= 3(The sales levels of the boxes of the three colors are

equal)

1: 1≠ 2≠ 3The sales levels of the boxes of the three colors are

different)

Significance level: α = 0.05

Calculations:

2
= + =∑∑ − =( 43+2 52+ ⋯
2 2)
+ 79 - 50288.0625 = 3948.9375

2
372226522602
=∑− = + + - 50288,0625 = 340.9375
6 5 5

Construction of the ANVA table:

F.V S.C g.l C.M F-calculated F-table Decision

Tratamiento340,9375 2 170,4688 0,61421667 3,806 Accept H0
Error 3608 13 277,5385
Total 3948,9375 15

= (2;130,05) = 3806

Decision: How > so it is not rejected 0

Conclusion: With a significance level of 5%, we can state that the sales levels
The boxes of the three colors are the same.

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The editor-in-chief of an important metropolitan newspaper has tried to convince the owner
to improve working conditions in the printing house. He is convinced that, when
the presses work, the level of noise creates unhealthy levels of tension and anxiety.
Recently, a psychologist was made to conduct a test during which they placed the
printers in rooms with variable noise levels and then they were given another test to
measure levels of humor and anxiety. The following table shows the index of your degree of
anxiety or nervousness and the level of noise to which they were exposed (1 is low and 10 is
high)

Level of Degree of
noise anxiety
4 39
3 38
2 16
1 18
6 41
7 45
2 25
3 38

Completing the table:

Level of Degree of
Press agents X squared Y^2 XY
ruido (X) ansiedad (Y)

1 4 39 16 1521 156
2 3 38 9 1444 114
3 2 16 4 256 32
4 1 18 1 324 18
5 6 41 36 1681 246
6 7 45 49 2025 315
7 2 25 4 625 50
8 3 38 9 1444 114
Total 28 260 128 9320 1045

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Calculate 2And interpret your response.

First, we find the Pearson Correlation Coefficient (R):

∑
( ) −∑( )(∑ )
=
( ) 2−(∑ )2 ][ (∑ )
√[ ∑ (∑ )22−
]

8(1045) − (28)260)
= = 0.8356
√ [8 (128 )−28( 2 ][) ( 8 9320 )2- 60( )2 ]

The degree of relationship between the variables is high with a value of R=0.8356.

Now, using the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, we can find the

Coefficient of Determination (R^2):

2(0,8356)20.6982= 69.82%

Through the obtained value, we can say that the variation in the noise level only
explains 69.82% of the variation in the anxiety levels of the press workers.

Estimate the confidence interval of the level of anxiety of all employees.

whose work is carried out at a noise level of 5. Use a significance level
0.05.

First, we find the regression line using the following equation:

Linear regression equation:Y = ̂ 0+ 1X

Finding the values of the constants b0 and b1:

∑
( ) −∑( )(∑ )8(1045) − (28)(260)
1= = 4.5
(∑ ) 2 −(∑ )2 8 ( 128 ) −28
( 2)

∑ ∑ 260 28
0= − 1 = -4.5( 16.75
)
8 8

̂
Then the equation will look like this:Y = 16,75 + 4,5X

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The estimated level of anxiety for employees who perform work at a level
of noise of 5:
̂ = 16.75 + 4.55( =) 39,25
Y

So we can say that if an employee works with a noise level, they will have a
anxiety level of 39.25.

We determine the standard error of estimation:

∑ 2 − 0∑ − 1 ∑ 9320 - 16.75(2-4.5(1045)
=√ = √ = 6.6144
−2 8 -2

We determine the 95% confidence [Link] the anxiety level of all the
employees whose work is performed at a noise level of 5:

1 ( − ̅ )2
(95%) = ̂ ± (1−Fare/2, −2)( )√ +
2 ( ∑ )2
∑ −

1 (5 -3,5)2
Confidence Interval (95%) = 39,25 ±2,4469(6,6144) +
√8 (28)2
128 - 8
IC(95%) =39,25 ± 72381
IC( 95%=<
) 32,0119; 46,4881 >

So, for employees whose work is done at a noise level of 5, they

It will have 95% confidence that your level of anxiety will be between 32.
y 46.

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Estimate the prediction interval of an employee's anxiety level whose

The work is done with a noise level of 5. Use a significance level of 0.10.

1 ( − ̅ )2
IC(99%) = Y ̂ ± E(1−Fade/2, −2)( 1+ √ +
2 ( ∑ )2
∑ −

1 (5 - 3,5)2
IC(99%) =39,25 ± 1.9432(6,6144) 1+ √ +
8 (28)2
128 -
8
IC(95%) = 39,25 ± 14.0799
IC( 95%=<
) 25.1701; 53,3299 >

So, for an employee whose work is done at a noise level of 5, they

will have 90% certainty that their level of anxiety will be between 25 and
53.

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