Stress levels and performance

    A researcher is examining the relationship between stress levels and performance on a test of cognitive performance. She hypothesizes that stress levels lead to increase in performance to a point, and then increased stress decreases performance. She...

A test of mental performance in stressful

  In an experiment, 10 participants were given a test of mental performance in stressful situations. Their scores were 2, 2, 4, 3, 0, 2, 7, 5, 8, and 3. Ten other participants were given the same test after they had been trained in stress-reducing techniques....

Descriptive Statistics

    1. Descriptive Statistics: In six sentences or more, explain how you would use the descriptive statistical procedure(s) at work or in your personal life. 2. Misuse of Statistics: As we will see in the next 12 weeks, statistics when used correctly can be...

Probability and nonprobability

          Probability and nonprobability are the two general categories of sampling. Probability sampling uses random selection, whereas nonprobability sampling does not. For example, if you wanted to study the effects of divorce on the...

Controlled experiment and a quasi-experiment.

      Address the following listed items: Create a table that portrays the similarities and differences between a controlled experiment and a quasi-experiment. Describe how you would conduct a nested case-control study of low socioeconomic status as a...