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    Homework Assignment week 2 Homework Assignment week 2 Homework assignment week 2 (Total 9 problems) 7. For the data from the 1977 Stat. and Biom. 200 class for eye color, construct: a. pie graph b. horizontal bar graph c. vertical bar graph d. a frequency table with the relative frequency of each eye color Eye Color Number of Students Brown 11 Blue 10 Green 4 Gray 1 9. Which of the box plots on the graph has a large positive skew? Which has a large negative skew? 6. You recorded the time in seconds it took for 8 participants to solve a puzzle. These times appear below. However, when the data was entered into the statistical program, the score that was supposed to be 22.1 was entered as 21.2. You had calculated the following measures of central tendency: the mean, the median, and the mean trimmed 25%. Which of these measures of central tendency will change when you correct the recording error? Time (seconds) 15.2 18.8 19.3 19.7 20.2 21.8 22.1 29.4 8. You know the minimum, the maximum, and the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of a distribution. Which of the following measures of central tendency or variability can you determine? Mean, median, mode, trimean, geometric mean, range, interquartile range, variance, standard deviation ADHD Treatment (AT) case study 30. (AT) What is the mean number of correct responses of the participants after taking the placebo (0 mg/kg)? 31. (AT) What are the standard deviation and the interquartile range of the d0 condition? Use this case study for questions 30 and 31: Treatment Effects of a Drug on Cognitive Functioning in Children with Mental Retardation and ADHD RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY: Pearson et al. (2003, see reference below) CASE STUDY PREPARED BY: David Lane and Emily Zitek OVERVIEW This study investigated the cognitive effects of stimulant medication in children with mental retardation and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This case study shows the data for the Delay of Gratification (DOG) task. Children were given various dosages of a drug, methylphenidate (MPH) and then completed this task as part of a larger battery of tests. The order of doses was counterbalanced so that each dose appeared equally often in each position. For example, six children received the lowest dose first, six received it second, etc. The children were on each dose one week before testing. This task, adapted from the preschool delay task of the Gordon Diagnostic System (Gordon, 1983), measures the ability to suppress or delay impulsive behavioral responses. Children were told that a star would appear on the computer screen if they waited “long enough” to press a response key. If a child responded sooner in less than four seconds after their previous response, they did not earn a star, and the 4-second counter restarted. The DOG differentiates children with and without ADHD of normal intelligence (e.g., Mayes et al., 2001), and is sensitive to MPH treatment in these children (Hall & Kataria, 1992). DESIGN ISSUES This is a repeated-measures design because each participant performed the task after each dosage. DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIABLES VARIABLE DESCRIPTION d0 Number of correct responses after taking a placebo d15 Number of correct responses after taking .15 mg/kg of the drug d30 Number of correct responses after taking .30 mg/kg of the drug d60 Number of correct responses after taking .60 mg/kg of the drug REFERENCES Gordon M (1983), The Gordon Diagnostic System. DeWitt, NY: Gordon Systems Hall CW, Kataria S (1992), Effects of two treatment techniques on delay and vigilance tasks with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) children. J Psychol 126:17-25 Mayes SD, Calhoun SL, Crowell, EW (2002), The Gordon Diagnostic System and WISC-III Freedom from Distractibility index: Validity in identifying clinic-referred children with and without ADHD. Psychol Rep ,91, 575

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    Homework Assignment week 2 Homework Assignment week 2 Homework assignment week 2 (Total 9 problems) 7. For the data from the 1977 Stat. and Biom. 200 class for eye color, construct: a. pie graph b. horizontal bar graph c. vertical bar graph d. a frequency table with the relative frequency of each eye color Eye Color Number of Students Brown 11 Blue 10 Green 4 Gray 1 9. Which of the box plots on the graph has a large positive skew? Which has a large negative skew? 6. You recorded the time in seconds it took for 8 participants to solve a puzzle. These times appear below. However, when the data was entered into the statistical program, the score that was supposed to be 22.1 was entered as 21.2. You had calculated the following measures of central tendency: the mean, the median, and the mean trimmed 25%. Which of these measures of central tendency will change when you correct the recording error? Time (seconds) 15.2 18.8 19.3 19.7 20.2 21.8 22.1 29.4 8. You know the minimum, the maximum, and the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of a distribution. Which of the following measures of central tendency or variability can you determine? Mean, median, mode, trimean, geometric mean, range, interquartile range, variance, standard deviation ADHD Treatment (AT) case study 30. (AT) What is the mean number of correct responses of the participants after taking the placebo (0 mg/kg)? 31. (AT) What are the standard deviation and the interquartile range of the d0 condition? Use this case study for questions 30 and 31: Treatment Effects of a Drug on Cognitive Functioning in Children with Mental Retardation and ADHD RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY: Pearson et al. (2003, see reference below) CASE STUDY PREPARED BY: David Lane and Emily Zitek OVERVIEW This study investigated the cognitive effects of stimulant medication in children with mental retardation and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This case study shows the data for the Delay of Gratification (DOG) task. Children were given various dosages of a drug, methylphenidate (MPH) and then completed this task as part of a larger battery of tests. The order of doses was counterbalanced so that each dose appeared equally often in each position. For example, six children received the lowest dose first, six received it second, etc. The children were on each dose one week before testing. This task, adapted from the preschool delay task of the Gordon Diagnostic System (Gordon, 1983), measures the ability to suppress or delay impulsive behavioral responses. Children were told that a star would appear on the computer screen if they waited “long enough” to press a response key. If a child responded sooner in less than four seconds after their previous response, they did not earn a star, and the 4-second counter restarted. The DOG differentiates children with and without ADHD of normal intelligence (e.g., Mayes et al., 2001), and is sensitive to MPH treatment in these children (Hall & Kataria, 1992). DESIGN ISSUES This is a repeated-measures design because each participant performed the task after each dosage. DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIABLES VARIABLE DESCRIPTION d0 Number of correct responses after taking a placebo d15 Number of correct responses after taking .15 mg/kg of the drug d30 Number of correct responses after taking .30 mg/kg of the drug d60 Number of correct responses after taking .60 mg/kg of the drug REFERENCES Gordon M (1983), The Gordon Diagnostic System. DeWitt, NY: Gordon Systems Hall CW, Kataria S (1992), Effects of two treatment techniques on delay and vigilance tasks with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) children. J Psychol 126:17-25 Mayes SD, Calhoun SL, Crowell, EW (2002), The Gordon Diagnostic System and WISC-III Freedom from Distractibility index: Validity in identifying clinic-referred children with and without ADHD. Psychol Rep ,91, 575

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    Homework Assignment week 2 Homework Assignment week 2 Homework assignment week 2 (Total 9 problems) 7. For the data from the 1977 Stat. and Biom. 200 class for eye color, construct: a. pie graph b. horizontal bar graph c. vertical bar graph d. a frequency table with the relative frequency of each eye color Eye Color Number of Students Brown 11 Blue 10 Green 4 Gray 1 9. Which of the box plots on the graph has a large positive skew? Which has a large negative skew? 6. You recorded the time in seconds it took for 8 participants to solve a puzzle. These times appear below. However, when the data was entered into the statistical program, the score that was supposed to be 22.1 was entered as 21.2. You had calculated the following measures of central tendency: the mean, the median, and the mean trimmed 25%. Which of these measures of central tendency will change when you correct the recording error? Time (seconds) 15.2 18.8 19.3 19.7 20.2 21.8 22.1 29.4 8. You know the minimum, the maximum, and the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of a distribution. Which of the following measures of central tendency or variability can you determine? Mean, median, mode, trimean, geometric mean, range, interquartile range, variance, standard deviation ADHD Treatment (AT) case study 30. (AT) What is the mean number of correct responses of the participants after taking the placebo (0 mg/kg)? 31. (AT) What are the standard deviation and the interquartile range of the d0 condition? Use this case study for questions 30 and 31: Treatment Effects of a Drug on Cognitive Functioning in Children with Mental Retardation and ADHD RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY: Pearson et al. (2003, see reference below) CASE STUDY PREPARED BY: David Lane and Emily Zitek OVERVIEW This study investigated the cognitive effects of stimulant medication in children with mental retardation and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This case study shows the data for the Delay of Gratification (DOG) task. Children were given various dosages of a drug, methylphenidate (MPH) and then completed this task as part of a larger battery of tests. The order of doses was counterbalanced so that each dose appeared equally often in each position. For example, six children received the lowest dose first, six received it second, etc. The children were on each dose one week before testing. This task, adapted from the preschool delay task of the Gordon Diagnostic System (Gordon, 1983), measures the ability to suppress or delay impulsive behavioral responses. Children were told that a star would appear on the computer screen if they waited “long enough” to press a response key. If a child responded sooner in less than four seconds after their previous response, they did not earn a star, and the 4-second counter restarted. The DOG differentiates children with and without ADHD of normal intelligence (e.g., Mayes et al., 2001), and is sensitive to MPH treatment in these children (Hall & Kataria, 1992). DESIGN ISSUES This is a repeated-measures design because each participant performed the task after each dosage. DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIABLES VARIABLE DESCRIPTION d0 Number of correct responses after taking a placebo d15 Number of correct responses after taking .15 mg/kg of the drug d30 Number of correct responses after taking .30 mg/kg of the drug d60 Number of correct responses after taking .60 mg/kg of the drug REFERENCES Gordon M (1983), The Gordon Diagnostic System. DeWitt, NY: Gordon Systems Hall CW, Kataria S (1992), Effects of two treatment techniques on delay and vigilance tasks with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) children. J Psychol 126:17-25 Mayes SD, Calhoun SL, Crowell, EW (2002), The Gordon Diagnostic System and WISC-III Freedom from Distractibility index: Validity in identifying clinic-referred children with and without ADHD. Psychol Rep ,91, 575

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    HomeworkAssignmentweek2
    HomeworkAssignmentweek2
    Homeworkassignmentweek2(Total9problems)
    7.Forthedatafromthe1977Stat.andBiom.200classforeyecolor,construct:
    a.piegraph
    b.horizontalbargraph
    c.verticalbargraph
    d.afrequencytablewiththerelativefrequencyofeacheyecolor
    EyeColorNumberofStudents
    Brown11
    Blue10
    Green4
    Gray1
    9.Whichoftheboxplotsonthegraphhasalargepositiveskew?Whichhasalargenegative
    skew?

    6.Yourecordedthetimeinsecondsittookfor8participantstosolveapuzzle.Thesetimes
    appearbelow.However,whenthedatawasenteredintothestatisticalprogram,thescorethatwas
    supposedtobe22.1wasenteredas21.2.

    Youhadcalculatedthefollowingmeasuresofcentraltendency:themean,themedian,andthe
    meantrimmed25%.Whichofthesemeasuresofcentraltendencywillchangewhenyoucorrect
    therecordingerror?
    Time(seconds)
    15.2
    18.8
    19.3
    19.7
    20.2
    21.8
    22.1
    29.4
    8.Youknowtheminimum,themaximum,andthe25th,50th,and75thpercentilesofa
    distribution.Whichofthefollowingmeasuresofcentraltendencyorvariabilitycanyoudetermine?
    Mean,median,mode,trimean,geometricmean,range,interquartilerange,variance,standard
    deviation
    ADHDTreatment(AT)casestudy
    30.(AT)Whatisthemeannumberofcorrectresponsesoftheparticipantsaftertakingthe
    placebo(0mg/kg)?
    31.(AT)Whatarethestandarddeviationandtheinterquartilerangeofthed0condition?
    Usethiscasestudyforquestions30and31:
    TreatmentEffectsofaDrugonCognitiveFunctioninginChildrenwithMentalRetardationand
    ADHD

    RESEARCHCONDUCTEDBY:Pearsonetal.(2003,seereferencebelow)
    CASESTUDYPREPAREDBY:DavidLaneandEmilyZitek
    OVERVIEW
    Thisstudyinvestigatedthecognitiveeffectsofstimulantmedicationinchildrenwithmental
    retardationandAttentionDeficit/HyperactivityDisorder.Thiscasestudyshowsthedataforthe
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    DelayofGratification(DOG)task.Childrenweregivenvariousdosagesofadrug,methylphenidate
    (MPH)andthencompletedthistaskaspartofalargerbatteryoftests.Theorderofdoseswas
    counterbalancedsothateachdoseappearedequallyoftenineachposition.Forexample,six
    childrenreceivedthelowestdosefirst,sixreceiveditsecond,etc.Thechildrenwereoneachdose
    oneweekbeforetesting.
    Thistask,adaptedfromthepreschooldelaytaskoftheGordonDiagnosticSystem(Gordon,1983),
    measurestheabilitytosuppressordelayimpulsivebehavioralresponses.Childrenweretoldthata
    starwouldappearonthecomputerscreeniftheywaitedlongenoughtopressaresponsekey.Ifa
    childrespondedsoonerinlessthanfoursecondsaftertheirpreviousresponse,theydidnotearna
    star,andthe4secondcounterrestarted.TheDOGdifferentiateschildrenwithandwithoutADHDof
    normalintelligence(e.g.,Mayesetal.,2001),andissensitivetoMPHtreatmentinthesechildren
    (Hall&Kataria,1992).
    DESIGNISSUES
    Thisisarepeatedmeasuresdesignbecauseeachparticipantperformedthetaskaftereach
    dosage.
    DESCRIPTIONSOFVARIABLES
    VARIABLEDESCRIPTION
    d0Numberofcorrectresponsesaftertakingaplacebo
    d15Numberofcorrectresponsesaftertaking.15mg/kgofthedrug
    d30Numberofcorrectresponsesaftertaking.30mg/kgofthedrug
    d60Numberofcorrectresponsesaftertaking.60mg/kgofthedrug
    REFERENCES
    GordonM(1983),TheGordonDiagnosticSystem.DeWitt,NY:GordonSystems
    HallCW,KatariaS(1992),Effectsoftwotreatmenttechniquesondelayandvigilancetaskswith
    attentiondeficithyperactivedisorder(ADHD)children.JPsychol126:1725
    MayesSD,CalhounSL,Crowell,EW(2002),TheGordonDiagnosticSystemandWISCIIIFreedom
    fromDistractibilityindex:ValidityinidentifyingclinicreferredchildrenwithandwithoutADHD.
    PsycholRep,91,575587.
    PearsonDA,SantosCW,RoacheJD,CasatCD,LovelandKA,LacharD,LaneDM,Faria,LF,
    ClevelandLA(2003),Treatmenteffectsofmethylphenidateonbehavioraladjustmentinchildren
    withmentalretardationandADHD.JAmAcadChildAdolescPsychiatry,42,209216.
    Pearson,D.A.,Santos,C.W.,Jerger,S.W.,Casat,C.D.,Roache,J.,Loveland,K.A.,Lane,D.M.,
    Lachar,D.,Faria,L.P.,&Getchell,C.(2003)Treatmenteffectsofmethylphenidateoncognitive
    functioninginchildrenwithmentalretardationandADHD.JournaloftheAmericanAcademyofChild
    andAdolescentPsychiatry,43,677685.
    LINKSMethylphenidate
    78.Twentyfiverandomlyselectedstudentswereaskedthenumberofmoviestheywatchedthe
    previousweek.Theresultsareasfollows:

    a.Constructahistogramofthedata
    b.Completethecolumnsofthechart.
    Usethefollowinginformationtoanswerthenexttwoexercises:Supposeonehundredeleven
    peoplewhoshoppedinaspecialtshirtstorewereaskedthenumberoftshirtstheyowncosting
    morethan$19each.
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