Non-parametric statistics

The first part of the experiment required one to trace the light rays going through a converging and diverging lenses. By setting up the light source towards the end of the paper and placing the lenses about 5 cm in front of the light the focal distances were found to be 14 cm for the converging lens and -5.5cm for the diverging lens. These focal distances theoretically make since because the converging lens causes the light rays to combine in front of the lens making it positive and the…

Promoting Bad Statistics by Joel Best gives us a first-hand look at how the media uses numbers to promote a certain concern. We see it daily on the news. They focus the number on gun control, inner city crime, unemployment, human trafficking, etc. The list could go on forever. While many people believe that statistics aren’t misleading, this article review will focus on how statistics in the media can be misleading. Now the question is “What does Joel Best mean by claiming that numbers are…

This study was a replication of Loftus and Palmer (1974). The aim was to test if participants viewing a video clip of a car crash would make different estimates of the speed of one of the cars according to the question asked: it was expected that the question using ‘smashed’ as the verb would elicit higher estimates than the question using ‘bumped’. Speed estimates were in fact similar for the two groups. Reasons for the failure to replicate the results of the original are discussed. The…

The four experiments performed by Bhalla, M., & Proffitt, D. R. (1999) addressed two main research ideas. The first idea was focused on demonstrating that changes in physiological potential in a variety of contexts affect the conscious awareness of slant. The first 3 experiments showed that conscious slant overestimation is increased by the reduction in physiological potential as a result of (1) carrying a heavy load, (2) becoming fatigued by running, (3) being less physically fit, (4) and/or…

The Tea Room study was a study conducted by Mr. Humphreys in 1970. Humphreys (1970) studied the homosexual encounters of men in public restrooms. The various men’s participating in such activity came from different social backgrounds and they had different personal motives for seeking homosexual. The researcher study questioned some of the stereotypes associated with the anonymous male-male sexual encounters in public places. That demonstrated that many of the participants lived conventional…

Investigating the effect of cannibalism on light tolerance In this experiment, these people tested whether light tolerance could be transferred through chemical compounds in a species of flatworms. This idea was based off the fact that flatworms could apparently still have memories even if cut in two. What these people wanted to investigate was whether certain "memories" or acquired traits could be retained in a dead worm cut in half and transferred to another worm without the trait being lost.…

Brachialis muscle was seen uniformly to be consisting of 2 heads, superficial and deep. The superficial head forming the main bulk of the muscle originated from the anteromedial and anterolateral surface of the middle third of humerus ,embracing the deltoid insertion. In addition it also had attachement to the adjoining part of the lateral intermuscular septum. Its fibers ran vertically and terminated in a thick tendon to be inserted onto the ulnar tuberosity. Fibers of…

Does Strength Training Exercises Help to Reduce Stress Among College Students? How stress is experienced and tolerated varies by all individuals. The purpose of this study was to assess if engaging in 2 days or more of strength training exercises results in lower stress levels among college students at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). After a careful review of the data the hypothesis was that those who engage in 2 days or more of strength training exercises would experience lower…

An 10X12 IR was used to produce the image and the SID was set at 40”. The Right Phantom foot was placed in the center of the IR. The CR was aligned perpendicular to IR to medial malleoli. A 4-sided collimation was created that included outer margins of the foot and ankle. A 68kVp, a 3.2mAs and a small FS was selected. The right marker was placed in IR. PACER Patient in a lateral recumbent position, affected side down. Flex affected limb 45°. Center and align ankle joint to CR. The plantar…

Analysis BASE-6 Analysis Jacobson-Truax Classifications. The first step in analysis was to classify each participant according to the Jacobson-Truax framework. Descriptive statistics resulting from this process can be seen in Table 5. According to this framework, the majority of clients either recovered or did not significantly change. Those in the improved class began on average with the highest score (representing most severe symptoms) but also improved the most on average, even slightly more…