Problem set 1: the paired-samples t test
research scenario: a sports psychologist is studying the efficacy of a new public school health program on the number of minutes 10th graders exercise per week. she surveys a sample of 10th graders before the program begins and records the number of minutes they report exercising per week. after two months in the program, the students are surveyed again. the data are listed in the table below.
using this table, enter the data into a new spss data file and run a paired-samples t test to test the claim that the new health program significantly increases the number of minutes exercised per week. follow the directions below the table to complete the homework.
data:
minutes exercise/week before program: 45,47,50,55,40,42,60,55,35,50
minutes exercise/week after program : 50,50,60,75,60,55,60,80,45,60,
paste spss output. (7 pts)
write an apa-style results section based on your analysis. include your boxplot as an apa-style figure as demonstrated in the apa writing presentation. (results = 8 pts; graph = 5 pts)