A Researcher Wants to Study the Effects of Physical Exercise

question 30

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to study the effects of physical exercise on depression.She randomly selects a group of 24 individuals who are equally depressed.None of these individuals currently exercises.She then randomly assigns them in one of three groups: group 1 stays without exercising (sedentary group) ,group 2 exercises once a week,and group 3 exercises two times a week.Individuals in groups 2 and 3 meet with a personal trainer so they carry out a very similar exercise program (kinds of exercises and intensity) .After two months,the researcher has all individuals take a depression-assessment test.The score of the test goes from 0 = totally miserable to 100 = complete satisfaction. The scores are shown in the following table:
The researcher uses a Kruskal-Wallis test and a significance level α = 0.05.The sum of the ranks for group 3,T_3, is ______.

• A) 157
• B) 158
• C) 159
• D) 160
• E) 161

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