DF3-M6-TWO-WAY ANOVAS 2

RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there a statistically significant difference in three groups who had previously received an 18 on the writing test portion of the American College Test (ACT) after an eight week program where all attended a weekly session of preparatory work and there was strictly preparatory review work, strictly sample writing in a timed environment, or both when analyzed using a two-way analysis of variance evaluating impact of the sessions by gender (Warner, 2008, p. 215)?

H0: There is no statistically significant difference in three groups who had previously received an 18 on the writing test portion of the American College Test (ACT) after an eight week program where all attended a weekly session of preparatory work and there was strictly preparatory review work, strictly sample writing in a timed environment, or both when analyzed using a two-way analysis of variance evaluating impact of the sessions by gender (Warner, 2008, p. 215).

H1: There is a statistically significant difference in the group who had previously received an 18 on the writing test portion of the American College Test (ACT) after an eight week program where these participants attended a weekly session of preparatory work and there was strictly preparatory review work as opposed to strictly sample writing in a timed environment, or both when analyzed using a two-way analysis of variance evaluating impact of the sessions by gender (Warner, 2008, p. 215).

H2: There is a statistically significant difference in the group who had previously received an 18 on the writing test portion of the American College Test (ACT) after an eight week program where these participants attended a weekly session of preparatory work and there was strictly sample writing in a timed environment as opposed to strictly preparatory review work, or both when analyzed using a two-way analysis of variance evaluating impact of the sessions by gender (Warner, 2008, p. 215).

H3: There is a statistically significant difference in the group who had previously received an 18 on the writing test portion of the American College Test (ACT) after an eight week program where these participants attended a weekly session of preparatory work and there was preparatory review work as and sample writing in a timed environment, as opposed to either preparatory work or sample writing when analyzed using a two-way analysis of variance evaluating impact of the sessions by gender (Warner, 2008, p. 215).

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: Group assignment and Gender

DEPENDENT VARIABLE: Post test scores

DATA SET: The study will include thirty participants (N = 30) with five female and five male students in each group (n=5). Group 1 will have study sessions only. Group 2 will have written timed tests only. Group 3 will have both. Gender will be designated as 1 for male and 2 for female.

Group / Gender / Pre-Score / Post Score / Improvement
1 / 1 / 18 / 19 / 1
1 / 1 / 18 / 21 / 3
1 / 1 / 18 / 20 / 2
1 / 1 / 18 / 19 / 1
1 / 1 / 18 / 20 / 2
1 / 2 / 18 / 19 / 1
1 / 2 / 18 / 21 / 3
1 / 2 / 18 / 19 / 1
1 / 2 / 18 / 20 / 2
1 / 2 / 18 / 19 / 1
2 / 1 / 18 / 20 / 2
2 / 1 / 18 / 21 / 3
2 / 1 / 18 / 20 / 2
2 / 1 / 18 / 22 / 4
2 / 1 / 18 / 20 / 2
2 / 2 / 18 / 22 / 4
2 / 2 / 18 / 21 / 3
2 / 2 / 18 / 19 / 1
2 / 2 / 18 / 20 / 2
2 / 2 / 18 / 21 / 3
3 / 1 / 18 / 22 / 4
3 / 1 / 18 / 24 / 6
3 / 1 / 18 / 23 / 5
3 / 1 / 18 / 20 / 2
3 / 1 / 18 / 24 / 6
3 / 2 / 18 / 22 / 4
3 / 2 / 18 / 23 / 5
3 / 2 / 18 / 26 / 8
3 / 2 / 18 / 22 / 4
3 / 2 / 18 / 25 / 7

References

ACT (n.d.). Act writing test description. Retrieved from http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/descriptions/writingdescript.html

Warner, R. (2008). Applied statistics: From bivariate through multivariate techniques. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.