Students in the senior capstone course (N = 36) at UniversityUptight took the Political Science subtest developed by theNational Bored Testing Association. The test is a 75-item,multiple-choice test covering all areas of political science. Thenational norms for the test show a mean of 50. The mean for thestudents in the capstone was 55, with a standard deviation of 15.Did the students at UU score significantly higher than the nationalnorms?
A.State your null and alternative hypotheses.
B.Is this a one- or two-tailed hypothesis? Explain.
C.Calculate the appropriate statistical test.
D.Can you reject the null hypothesis? Why or why not?
E.What is the probability of a Type I error? Type II error?
F.Write a Results section for your findings. Include thedescriptive statistics, type of statistical test and results of thetest, and effect size.
G.Write a Discussion section for your findings. Include thefindings, interpretation/explanation/implication of the findings,and possible next studies.