Design & Data: Texting, I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind (Two-Group Design and t-test for Independent Means/Samples)

*Statistical Software Packages, 08. Two-Group Design, 10. t test For Two Independent/Unrelated Samples, Communicating Psych Science, Research Methods, Statistics, The APA Style Research Report / By / Activities and Demonstrations, APA Results, Basic Data Transformation, Datasets, Discovering The Scientist Within, Labs, SPSS, Tables/Figures

Key Topics and Links to Files

  • Data Analysis Guide
  • Texting: I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind
    • Analyses Included: t-test for Independent Means
  • BONUS: How Does the Experience of Stress Influence Feelings toward One’s Relationship?
    • Analyses Included: t-test for Independent Means; Creating a Mean; Reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) 
    • Dataset

The Data Analysis Guide contains all of the following:

  • Design Summary (for the chapter study and the bonus data)
    • Research Question
    • Design
    • Main Analysis
    • Other Analyses
    • Hypothesis
    • Variables (IV, DV, etc.)
    • Analysis Plan (i.e., To emphasize preregistration and open science principles, we outline the analyses students need to conduct)
  • SPSS Step-by-Step Guide to the Analyses (for chapter study only)
    • Data View
    • Variable View
    • Setting Up Your Data
    • Step-by-Step Instructions with Screenshots for all Analyses
    • Example Syntax with notations of key features
    • Example Output with notations of where to find key numbers.
    • APA Style: Example Results Section
    • APA Style: Example Table
    • APA Style: Example Figure

*Although this works as a standalone activity, it pairs best with Chapter 8 of Discovering the Scientist Within where you will find more information about the research question (including background research), the thought/decision process behind the study design, as well as key methods and statistical concepts.