(All Steps) Several student volunteers were deprived of sleep for varying periods, and their performance on a pursuit rotor task was measured. The object
Question: Several student volunteers were deprived of sleep for varying periods, and their performance on a pursuit rotor task was measured. The object of the pursuit motor task is to keep a stylus in contact with a spot on a rotating turntable. It is primarily a measure of hand-eye coordination and should be sensitive to the effects of sleep deprivation. The length of the deprivation and the amount of time during a one-minute test each student could keep the stylus in contact with the target are shown here. Determine whether lack of sleep affected performance on the task. People scoring 0 often fell asleep at the start of the session. Use the LSD test to make all pairwise comparisons if your F ratio is significant.
| Sleep Deprivation | |||
| 0 Hr. | 24 Hr. | 48 Hr. | 72 Hr. |
| 30 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 45 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
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