Hypothesis testing is the foundation of conducting research in psychology. Researchers must first determine the question they wish to answer and then state their prediction in a null hypothesis and an alternative hypothesis. Once the hypotheses are stated, researchers move on to data collection. However, once the results come in, the real challenge is to determine if they have meaning; that is, are the results statistically significant or just due to random variation?

This application will allow you to practice hypothesis testing by using z-scores to compare a single score to a population mean in order to determine if results are statistically significant. Download the data set that you will use for this Assignment from the Weekly Data Set forum found in Week 3. Be sure to watch this week’s instructional video in the introduction or Learning Resources folder before beginning your Assignment.

Scenario: Lucy wants to know how her fourth-grade daughter, Monica, scored on a test of reading comprehension compared to the population of other fourth graders in the school district. Luckily, Lucy has taken this course and knows that a z-score will help her understand Monica’s reading score in relation to the population. You can find the data for this Assignment in the Weekly Data Set forum found on the course navigation menu.

To complete this Assignment, submit by Day 7 responses to the following:

1. State the dependentvariable.
2. Explain whether Lucy should use a one-tailed or a two-tailedz-test and explain why.
3. State the null hypothesis in words (not formulas).
4. State the alternative hypothesis in words (not formulas).
5. Calculate the obtainedz-score by hand. Describe your calculations (i.e., show your work).
6. Whenalphais set at .05, the critical value is ± 1.96. Should the null hypothesis be retained or rejected? Explain why.
7. Are the results statistically significant? How do you know?
8. What should Lucy conclude about Monica’s reading comprehension score in comparison to the population?
9. Lucy is excited that she remembers how to compute az-score and does some additional computations to find Monica’sz-score in math. You can find the information you need in the Weekly Data Set forum. Use it to calculate Monica’s raw math score by hand. Provide your calculations in your Assignment submission (i.e., explain your work).

Be sure to fully explain the rationale for your answer to each question, including evidence from the text and Learning Resources.

Provide an APA reference list.

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