Questions Pertain to the Following Table (Table 6), Which Presents

question 3

Multiple Choice

Questions pertain to the following table (Table 6) , which presents fictitious results regarding the effects of guided imagery on pain outcomes among patients with cancer.
$\begin{array}{c}\text { Table } 6\\\text { Pain Outcomes for Cancer Patients Receiving a Guided Imagery Intervention }(n=100) \\\text { Versus Those Receiving Usual Care }(n=100) \\\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Outcome } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Usual Care } \\\text { Group } \\\text { Mean }(S D) \end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Guided Imagery } \\\text { Group } \\\text { Mean }(S D) \end{array} & \boldsymbol{t} & \boldsymbol{p} & \boldsymbol{d} \\\hline \text { Present pain intensity } & 5.3(1.5) & 4.7(1.4) & 3.24 & .002 & .41 \\\hline \text { Pain intensity–pain at its worst } & 8.5(1.8) & 8.3(1.7) & 1.29 & .22 & .12 \\\hline \text { Pain distress } & 6.8(1.1) & 5.8(1.2) & 5.34 & <.001 & .87 \\\hline \text { Pain interference } & 42.1(6.1) & 39.9(6.0) & 2.77 & .02 & .36 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$
-Refer to Table 6. What were the degrees of freedom in these analyses?

• A) 99
• B) 100
• C) 198
• D) 199

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STDEV.S(data range)

A statistical function in spreadsheet programs used to calculate the standard deviation for a sample set of data, indicating data variability.

Measures of Central Tendency

Statistical indicators that describe the center point or typical value of a dataset, including the mean, median, and mode.

Standard Deviation

A gauge for the degree of spread or variability among figures in a collection.

Mean

A statistical measure representing the average value of a set of numbers.