If infants really do not show any preference for either

Assignment Help Basic Statistics
Reference no: EM13579971

Do children less than a year old recognize the difference between naughty and nice and show show a preference for nice over naughty? In a study reported in the November 2007 issue of Nature, researchers investigated whether infants take into account an individual's actions toward others in evaluating that individual as appealing or aversive. In one component of the study, 10-month-old infants were shown a "climber" character (a piece of wood with "google" eyes glued onto it) that could not make it up a hill in two tries. Then they were alternately shown two scenarios for the climber's next try, one where the climber was pushed to the top of the hill by another character ("helper") and one where the climber was pushed back down the hill by another character ("hinderer"). The infant was alternately shown these two scenarios several times. Then the child was presented with both pieces of wood (the helper and the hinderer) and asked to pick one to play with. The researchers found that 14 of the 16 infants chose the helper over the hinderer.

(a) If infants really do not show any preference for either type of toy, what is the probability 14 or more of the infants would have chosen the helper toy? What does this suggest about infants making their selections based only on random chance?

(b) Suppose the study had only 8 infants, and 7 out of the 8 chose the helper toy. Does this result constitute more than, less than, or the same amount of evidence as part (a) that infants show a preference for the helper toy? Explain.

Reference no: EM13579971

Questions Cloud

The mean number of bacteria colonies of a certain type in : the mean number of bacteria colonies of a certain type in samples of polluted water is 2 per cubic centimeter cm3.a if
Assume normal distribution and a 5 level of significance : you measure the weight of 5 small birds for two years these are the resultsbird year 1 year 21 512 5002 510 4903 508
Kabana company a manufacturer of stereo systems started its : kabana company a manufacturer of stereo systems started its production in october 2012. for the preceding 3 years
These variances are especially outstanding given that the : santa rosa industries uses a standard-costing system to assist in the evaluation of operations. the company has had
If infants really do not show any preference for either : do children less than a year old recognize the difference between naughty and nice and show show a preference for nice
Sx applications for admission to a local university are : six applications for admission to a local university are checked and it is determined whether each applicant is male
The management of kunkel company is considering the : the management of kunkel company is considering the purchase of a 40000 machine that would reduce operating costs by
Rocky mountain corporation makes two types of hiking : rocky mountain corporation makes two types of hiking boots-xactive and the pathbreaker. data concerning these two
Verona pizza is a small neighborhood pizzeria that has a : verona pizza is a small neighborhood pizzeria that has a small area for in-store dining as well offering takeout and

Reviews

Write a Review

Basic Statistics Questions & Answers

  Drawing column chart and pie chart for grade book

Draw a column chart from grade book.  Use column illustrating students' names; select one of the tests to plot.

  Question on joint distribution

Tim has two more problems to solve on his test, but he doesn't know how long it will take to finish them. He assigns mutually irrelevant normal distributions to the times

  Problem based on coin biased toward heads

A coin was flipped 60 times and came up heads 38 times. (a) At the .10 level of significance, is the coin biased toward heads? Show your decision rule and calculations. (b) Calculate a p-value and interpret it.

  Mean-median and standard deviation

Write a brief summary of the distribution of the area of homes.

  Explain how mean and median change if data is omitted

NCAA Football Coach Salaries: Given below are annual salaries for simple random sample of NCAA football coaches (Based on data from USA). How do mean and median change if highest salary is omitted?

  Probability for amount requested

What is the probability that: The amount requested is $80,000 or more?

  Anova and non-parametric testing

Select two non-parametric tests utilized in business decision making? Give an example of each test with an appropriate business situation.

  Maximum error of estimate

What is the maximum error of estimate for  p ?

  In the midst of a recent gas leak in a local community 25

during a gas leak it is known that there is a 25 risk of developing breathing problems. in the midst of a recent gas

  Computing poisson probability distribution

Consider a Poisson probability distribution with 2 as the average number of occurrences per time period. Write the appropriate Poisson probability function.

  Find probability that three missiles will fire

From a lot of 10 missiles, 4 are selected at random and fired. If the lot contains 3 defective missiles that will not fire, what is the probability that 3 will fire?

  Knowledge about chi square test

A personnel manager has a computer-generated list of all employees that indicates that 70 percent are full-time employees, 20 percent are part-time employees, and 10 percent are furloughed or laid-off employees.

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd