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Question 13

A clinical psychologist investigated the symptom profiles of clients diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) undergoing trauma-focused therapy. For one week, a group of 8 clients recorded the daily frequency of their intrusive memories and the daily duration of their panic episodes. The mean scores for each category were calculated.

Table 1: Daily frequency of intrusive memories and duration of panic episodes recorded by PTSD clients

ParticipantDaily Frequency of Intrusive MemoriesDaily Duration of Panic Episodes (minutes)
Client A312
Client B42
Client C345
Client D20
Client E355
Client F48
Client G360
Client H218
Mean3.025.0

State how the standard deviation for the daily frequency of intrusive memories would differ from the standard deviation for the daily duration of panic episodes.

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