Eight People Were Asked to Perform a Simple Puzzle-Assembly Task

question 189

Short Answer

Eight people were asked to perform a simple puzzle-assembly task under normal conditions and under stressful conditions. During the stressful time, a mild shock was delivered to subjects 3 minutes after the start of the experiment and every 30 seconds thereafter until the task was completed. Blood pressure readings were taken under both conditions. The data in the table are the highest readings during the experiment. Do the data present sufficient evidence to indicate higher blood pressure readings under stressful conditions? Analyze the data using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for a paired experiment.
Test statistic:
T = ______________
What is the critical value for the test statistic?
Reject if the test statistic < ______________.
Conclude: ______________
We ______________ conclude that higher blood pressure readings occur during conditions of stress.

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