Clinicians at a nursing home facility want to see if giving residents a plant to tend to will help lower depression. To test this idea, the residents are randomly assigned to one of two groups: Those assigned to Group 1 will serve as the control group and will not be given a plant. Members of Group 2 will be given a small bamboo plant along with a card detailing care instructions. After 90 days, all participants will complete the Acme Depression Scale, which renders a score between 1 and 100 (1 = Low depression . . . 100 = High depression).
Data set: Ch 04 – Exercise 02B.sav

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Variable: Group
Definition: Group number
Type: Categorical (1 = No plant, 2 = Bamboo)
Variable: Depress
Definition: Acme Depression Scale
Type: Continuous (1 = Low depression . . . 100 = High depression)
a. Write the hypotheses.
b. Run each criterion of the pretest checklist (normality, homogeneity of variance, and n) and discuss your findings.
c. Run the t test and document your findings (ns, means, and Sig. [p value]).
d. Write an abstract under 200 words detailing a summary of the study, the t test results, hypothesis resolution, and implications of your findings.