Workplace ergonomics can influence cognitive and task performance. A research lead at a technology firm investigated this by asking junior software developers to complete a 30-minute debugging sprint, where they had to resolve as many of 30 pre-compiled software bugs as possible. One group of six developers worked at height-adjustable standing desks, while a second, independent group of six developers completed the sprint at traditional sitting desks. The quantitative performance data is shown in the table below.
| Number of bugs successfully resolved (max. 30) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standing desk group | Sitting desk group | ||||
| Developer | Score | Rank | Developer | Score | Rank |
| A | 21 | 9 | G | 25 | 11 |
| B | 18 | 7 | H | 14 | 3 |
| C | 12 | 2 | I | 22 | 10 |
| D | 19 | 8 | J | 17 | 6 |
| E | 11 | 1 | K | 28 | 12 |
| F | 16 | 5 | L | 15 | 4 |
| n1=6n_1 = 6n1=6 | n2=6n_2 = 6n2=6 |
Explain one weakness of using quantitative data in this study.
644 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Research methods and techniques. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.