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Question 34

An occupational psychologist collated the self-report logs of all participants over a three-week period and calculated the mean and standard deviation for each condition.

Table 3: Mean number of headaches and standard deviations for two lighting conditions

Mean number of headaches in 21 daysStandard deviation
Fluorescent lighting3.652.24
Daylight-replicating LED1.100.72

What do the mean and standard deviation values in Table 3 suggest about the effect of the lighting condition on the occurrence of headaches? Justify your answer.

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Data handling and analysis Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Data handling and analysis

235 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Data handling and analysis. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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