Par, Inc., is a major manufacturer of golf equipment. Management believes that Par's market share could be increased with the introduction of a cut-resistant, longer-lasting golf ball. Therefore, the research group at Par has been investigating a new golf ball coating designed to resist cuts and provide a more durable ball. The tests with the coating have been promising. One of the researchers voiced concern about the effect of the new coating on driving distances. Par would like the new cut-resistant ball to offer driving distances comparable to those of the current-model golf ball. To compare the driving distances for the two balls, 40 balls of both the new and current models were subjected to distance tests. The testing was performed with a mechanical hitting machine so that any difference between the mean distances for the two models could be attributed to a difference in the two models. The results of the tests, with distances measured to the nearest yard, follow. Discuss whether you identify a need for larger sample sizes and more testing with the golf balls.

When viewing SPSS output, how does one know what decision to make with regard to the \( H_{0} \) ? (A) Ife confidence level lies between the p-value and \( X^{2} \) obt the \( H_{0} \) can be rejected (B) If \( p a \), the \( H_{0} \) can be rejected (C) If the \( x_{0}^{2} \), the \( H_{0} \) is greater be rejected (D) the critical value, the \( H_{0} \) can be retained

It is considered appropriate for a researcher to perform the analysis of variance test using a "continuous categorical variable". A) True (B) False

A group of researchers are investigating how different studying strategies impact how much participants remember on a test. They recruit 50 participants and have half of the participants study by just reading a passage over and over for 10 minutes. The other half of the participants spend five minutes reading the passage one time and then answering a series of multiple-choice questions on the material for another five minutes. Finally, the participants write down as many facts from the reading passage as they can in three minutes. Which of the following is the dependent variable of the study? (A) Whether they re-read the passage or tested themselves on the material (D) The number of participants in the study

A Cramer's V of .90 would be indicative of a weak of relationship (A) True (B) False

University administrators have recently realized that students who tend to spend more time in the library achieve higher grades on their final examinations. What type of relationship would a researcher call this tendency? (A) positive relationship (B) A negative relationship (C) An inverse relationship (D) There is no correlational relationship between time spent in the library and subsequent final exam