Paper Assignment

As stated in class. Papers are due via this form by midnight Thursday April 2, 2020.  I will be available for consultation until Tuesday March 31.  

1. Pick a subject that interests you.
2. Do some library research.
3. Collect data
1. two groups (minimum 15 per group)
2. measurement data
4. Analyze data with t-test
1. SPSS
2. Excel
5. Make a graph of your results.
6. write paper APA style per sample. (For help with APA style consult the manual or the web) 
   Word Sample
7. Here are  directions  for creating confidence intervals and error bars. PowerPoint for error bars.
8. Click here for grading template.
9. Do not use the words "null hypothesis" in your paper. 
10. Put all your argument in the body of the paper. The abstract is only a summary of the paper. You should NOT assume the person will read the abstract. 

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Effect size calculator  http://www.socscistatistics.com/effectsize/Default3.aspx or M1-M2/ standard deviation of one of them. 

Please see below for the different formats for Excel and SPSS analysis