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The document outlines an activity on hypothesis testing using an experiment to test claims of extrasensory perception (ESP). Participants conduct an ESP experiment where one subject attempts to identify hidden shapes, and results are analyzed to determine if the ability to identify shapes is statistically significant. The document includes instructions for the experiment, data collection, and inference questions related to hypothesis testing.

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Activity - Hypothesis Testing with ESP N

The document outlines an activity on hypothesis testing using an experiment to test claims of extrasensory perception (ESP). Participants conduct an ESP experiment where one subject attempts to identify hidden shapes, and results are analyzed to determine if the ability to identify shapes is statistically significant. The document includes instructions for the experiment, data collection, and inference questions related to hypothesis testing.

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Unit 9 – Hypothesis Testing Name: ______________________________

Activity: Hypothesis Testing with ESP

Introduction

Extrasensory perception, often abbreviated as ESP, is the ability to gain information through means other than
the known human senses. It is sometimes referred to as the "sixth sense" and includes abilities such as telepathy
(mind-to-mind communication), clairvoyance (perceiving distant events), and precognition (predicting future
events).

While some people believe in ESP, scientific research has not conclusively proven its existence. Experiments
and studies are often conducted to test claims of ESP, but results are usually inconclusive or attributed to
chance. ESP experiments involve hypothesis testing to determine if the observed abilities of individuals are
statistically significant or if they could occur by random chance.

In today's activity, you will perform a simple ESP experiment to test whether someone in your group can
identify shapes (circle or square) without seeing them. By analyzing the results using hypothesis testing, you
will determine if the subject's ability to identify the shapes is statistically significant or likely due to random
guessing.

Experiment Setup

 Select one member of the group as the subject.


 Draw a circle on one piece of paper and a square on another piece of the same size.
 Repeat the experiment 20 times:
o Randomly select one of the shapes and place it in the subject's hand behind their back so it
cannot be seen.
o Ask the subject to identify the shape without seeing it.
o Record whether the response was correct or incorrect in the table below.
 After the experiment has been repeated 20 times, show the subject their result and let them copy down
the data. Then answer the questions that follow.

Data Collection

Trial Color Chosen (red/blue) Subject’s Response (red/ blue) Correct (yes/no)
1 Red Red Yes
2 Red Red Yes
3 Blue Blue Yes
4 Blue Blue Yes
5 Blue Blue Yes
6 Red Red Yes
7 Red Blue No
8 Red Red Yes
9 Red Blue No
10 Red Blue No
11 Red Red Yes
12 Blue Blue Yes
13 Blue Blue Yes
14 Red Red Yes
15 Red Red Yes
16 Blue Red No
17 Blue Blue Yes
18 Blue Blue Yes
19 Blue Blue Yes
20 Red Blue No

Proportion of Responses Correct: __15/20

Inference Questions

1) State the hypotheses for this experiment.

2) Are the conditions met to perform inference? Explain.

3) Calculate the z test statistic. Show your work!


4) What is the p-value associated with your test statistic?

5) Using a 10% level of significance, interpret this result in the context of the problem.

6) Using a 5% level of significance, interpret this result in the context of the problem.

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