Activity 12.4:

Collect Some Data

Imagine that you and a colleague conducted a study with two large random samples of Swedes and Germans. You find a mean I.Q. difference of six points in favor of the Swedes. Assume that this difference was statistically significant at the .05 level.

1.Give these hypothetical "results" to five friends or acquaintances and ask them what they think this all means. Summarize the responses of each below.

Person #1

Person #2

Person #3

Person #4

Person #5

2.Summarize similarities and differences between the responses and record what you learned below.