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Question

compare three interventions for preterm infants, with regard to effects on the infants’ heart rates: Nonnutritive Sucking (NNS), Nonnutritive Sucking plus Rocking (NNSR), and Rocking (R). Nine infants are randomly assigned to six different orderings of the three treatments. Heart rate, the dependent variable, is measured after each treatment. The data are summarized in the following table.
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NNS

NNSR

R

145

144

168

148

151

157

171

176

191

132

135

140

165

170

183

152

155

170

143

149

152

160

171

188

138

143

152



Using a 1% level of significance, test the claim that interventions do not influence infant heart rates (i.e. mean heart rates are equal for all three interventions).

Results:
p-value =_____ (round answer to nearest hundredth of a percent – 2.35%)

Conclusion:
We ____ sufficient evidence to support the claim that intervention type does influence infant heart rate (p_____ 0.01). (Use “have” or “lack” for the first blank and “<” or “>” for the second blank.)

NNS

NNSR

R

145

144

168

148

151

157

171

176

191

132

135

140

165

170

183

152

155

170

143

149

152

160

171

188

138

143

152

Explanation / Answer

Ans:

H0:Interventions do not influence infant heart rates(means are equal)

Ha:Interventions influence infant heart rates( not all means are equal)

ANOVA table:

p-value=0.1664

As,p-value>0.01,we fail to reject null hypothesis.

We do not have sufficient evidence to support the claim that intervention type does influence infant heart rate (p>0.01).

NNS NNSR R 1 145 144 168 2 148 151 157 3 171 176 191 4 132 135 140 5 165 170 183 6 152 155 170 7 143 149 152 8 160 171 188 9 138 143 152 Mean 150.44 154.89 163.75 std dev= 12.82 14.31 16.48