A sports psychologist wanted to investigate whether a mindfulness intervention reduces pre-competition anxiety in competitive swimmers. She randomly allocated 16 swimmers to one of two independent groups: Group A (mindfulness training) or Group B (a control relaxation reading). After two weeks, all swimmers completed a self-report anxiety scale rated from 1 (completely calm) to 20 (extremely anxious).

The results of the study are shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Pre-competition anxiety scores (1-20) for the two groups

Group A (Mindfulness)	Group B (Control)
5	14
8	11
4	17
12	13
7	15
10	9
6	16
9	12

Which inferential statistical test should be used to analyse the differences in anxiety scores between the two groups?

The results of the study are shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Pre-competition anxiety scores (1-20) for the two groups

Group A (Mindfulness)	Group B (Control)
5	14
8	11
4	17
12	13
7	15
10	9
6	16
9	12

Which inferential statistical test should be used to analyse the differences in anxiety scores between the two groups?

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Table 1: Pre-competition anxiety scores (1-20) for the two groups

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Table 1: Pre-competition anxiety scores (1-20) for the two groups

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Table 1: Pre-competition anxiety scores (1-20) for the two groups

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Research methods and techniques

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Table 1: Pre-competition anxiety scores (1-20) for the two groups

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