[See Solution] In a study of the effects of stress on illness, a researcher tallied the number of colds people contracted during a 6-month period as a function
Question: In a study of the effects of stress on illness, a researcher tallied the number of colds people contracted during a 6-month period as a function of the amount of stress they reported during that same time period. There were three stress levels: minimal, moderate, and high stress. The sums of squares appear in the following ANOVA summary table. The mean for each condition and the number of subjects per condition are also noted.
| Source | df | SS | MS | F | ||||
| Between groups | 22.167 | |||||||
| Within groups | 14.75 | |||||||
| Total | 36.917 | |||||||
| Stress level | Mean | N | ||||||
| Minimal | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Moderate | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| High | 6 | 4 | ||||||
- Complete the ANOVA summary table.
- Is F obt significant at α = .05; at = .01?
- Perform post hoc comparisons if necessary.
- What conclusions can be drawn from the F-ratio and the post hoc comparisons?
- What is the effect size, and what does this mean?
- Graph the means.
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