Compared the blood pressure of a sample of people

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1. Given the supplied information, interpret the results. A nurse practitioner has compared the blood pressure of a sample (N = 24) of people who are heavy salt users (M = 138, s = 16) to blood pressure in the general population (μ = 120) to see if high salt consumption were related to raised or lowered blood pressure. She found:

t_cv = 2.069
t = 5.50
d = 1.13
r² = 57%
95% CI [11.23, 24.77]

A nurse practitioner found that people who are heavy salt users have a statistically significantly higher blood pressure (M = 138) than do people in the general population [µ = 120; t(23) = 5.50, p < .05]. The 18-point increase in blood pressure is a large increase. This study suggests that heavy salt consumption puts one at risk for hypertension. In the larger population from which this sample came, the mean difference might be as small as 11 points or as large as 25 points. Even an 11-point increase in blood pressure has meaningful negative consequences for health. To increase confidence that salt consumption is associated with an increase in blood pressure, it would be a good idea to replicate this study. When doing so, a larger sample would allow the researcher to get a better estimate of the size of the effect in the population.

2. Given the supplied information, interpret the results. A dean compared the GPA of a sample (N = 20) of students who spent more than two hours a night on homework (M =3.20, s = 0.50) to the average GPA at her college (μ = 2.80). She was curious if homework had any relationship, either positive or negative, with GPA. She found:

t_cv = 2.093
t = 3.64
d = 0.80
r² = 41%
95% CI [0.17, 0.63]

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