Hypothesis Testing: Alzheimer ’s Disease Natalie Sullivan PSY/315 August 8‚ 2011 Deborah Suzzane Ph.D. Hypothesis Testing: Alzheimer ’s Disease One in eight American’s over age 65 are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This number continues to grow as the population increases. The number of people affected by Alzheimer’s is alarming. The Alzheimer’s Association (2011) estimates that 5.4 million Americans of all ages suffer from this disease. Team A will attempt to form a hypothesis stating
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section of the article). 6 pts Example of a directional hypothesis: Dogs will spend more time in physical contact with their sick owners than will cats. The first hypothesis was homophobic men are more sexually aroused to homosexual signs then non-homophobic men. The second hypothesis was homophobic men are more hostile or aggressive than non-homophobic men. 2) Did the results of the study support or refute the researchers’ first hypothesis/prediction? Explain how you came to this conclusion.
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A hypothesis is a claim Population mean The mean monthly cell phone bill in this city is μ = $42 Population proportion Example: The proportion of adults in this city with cell phones is π = 0.68 States the claim or assertion to be tested Is always about a population parameter‚ not about a sample statistic Is the opposite of the null hypothesis e.g.‚ The average diameter of a manufactured bolt is not equal to 30mm ( H1: μ ≠ 30 ) Challenges the status quo Alternative never contains
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Hypothesis testing I Kevin Soo Outline • • • • Theory and the research process What is a hypothesis? Hypothesis testing Statistical models Theory and the research process Theory • A belief – Can be true or false – P (belief) • A proposed/possible explanation for something – ‘Some students do poorly at statistics because they have less exposure to mathematics’ – ‘Women don’t date me because I’m ugly’ – ‘Manchester United lost the Premier League because they struggled with injury
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called Tucson‚ whether the simulation has an identical experience to the real Tucson is not the philosophical point. The Matrix hypothesis is the same as the metaphysics hypothesis David Chalmers claims. The metaphysics hypothesis is made up of three hypotheses. These three hypotheses are known as computational‚ creation and mind body hypotheses. The computational hypothesis “Microphysical processes throughout space-time are constituted by underlying computational processes” (Christopher Grau‚ pp137)
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individual’s own life and which seem to be aboriginal‚ innate‚ and inherited shapes of the human mind” by Carl Jung‚ are “primitive models‚” per its Greek form‚ “arkhetupon.” What this means is that archetypes are part of our unconsciousness that we inherited‚ that exists in everybody. Archetypes relate to our everyday lives as well as in mythology. Joseph Campbell was the one to conclude that all mankind is defined by archetypes. Some of the more common archetypes are the creator‚ the jester‚ caregiver
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paper I will discuss some of the many differences between Norse Mythology and Chinese Mythology. The term “Mythology” is often used to describe a religion but during this paper I will use this term to mean a set of myths that are unique to a single culture. Mythology for the Norse was very different from the Chinese. Not only do they differ in deities but they also in the way that they process the world around them. Norse Mythology originated in Scandinavia and was a collection of myths that spread
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sons use religion to solidify support for their government at Athens? In Ancient Greece religion was a tool used for many different reasons‚ whether it was to explain the creation of the universe or to explain the occurrences of nature. Religion was a very important aspect of Greek society and culture and through ritualistic practises it allows communities to unify in a common goal to please the Gods. Among the many emperors and tyrants of Athens‚ it was Pisistratus that allowed religion and religious
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control which is modulated through the nigro-striatal system‚ a role in behavior which is modulated through the mesolimbic and mesocortical systems‚ and a role in endocrine control which is modulated through the tuberoinfundibular system. The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia states that psychosis occurs when there is too much dopamine in the brain. This occurs through its role in the mesocortical system. There is much evidence to support this theory. For example‚ as mentioned previously‚ illegal drug
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ecological and environmental forces. An ecological force such as human hunters are one hypothesis that is believed to have caused the extinction of the megafauna. This hypothesis is known as the “overkill hypothesis.” (Cushman lecture 2/15/18) This hypothesis believes that the excessive practices of human hunters are what caused the large mammals of the North Americas to go extinct. An environmental force hypothesis that is also widely proposed is climate
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