Statistics Assignment

This assignment is for you to assess how much you’ve learned and how well you can apply your learning to a practical situation (critical examination of research article).  Type your answers and bring it to class on Thursday November 14th AM to use for statistics workshop.  At the end of the workshop you will be submitting the assignment to your faculty.

Library research journal article search for “Dental anxiety in relation to mental health and personality factors: A longitudinal study of middle-aged and elderly women” (European Journal of Oral Science, 2001, page 27-33) and print out.  Read carefully to find:

1.    Hypothesis
2.    Explanatory (independent) variable
3.    Response (dependent) variable
4.    Sample:  1) sample size
                     2) random selection
                     3) random assignment
5.    Results (statistical significance)
6.    Research design 1) experimental
                                 2) correlational
Describe whether the study met ethical standards of research.