Consider the following: The television network you addressed in Week 4 is asking you to compare the moods of groups that watch different types of shows. You can choose what they mean by moods. You may compare them on general mood, happiness, depression, frustration, or anything else that makes sense to you. This time you are truly the researcher, and you are creating an experiment that will require analysis with a one-way ANOVA.
• Before moving to the Discussion, determine the following: the three different types of shows you want to compare; the mood you will measure and how you will measure it; what you think will happen—how you think each group will score on the mood measure you use.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post by Day 4 your decisions for the following:
• What three types of shows will you compare?
• What mood will you measure and how will you measure it?
• How do you think each group will score on the mood measure you use?
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To create an experiment that requires analysis with a one-way ANOVA, you need to make decisions on the three different types of shows to compare, the mood to measure, how to measure it, and your expectations for each group's scores on the mood measure.
1. Three types of shows to compare: This is subjective and depends on your preferences or the nature of the experiment. However, let's assume three types: comedy sitcoms, dramatic series, and reality TV shows.
2. Mood to measure: Again, this is open to interpretation, but let's consider measuring general mood or overall emotional state, using a standardized mood scale like the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). The PANAS assesses positive and negative affect, which can provide insight into overall mood.
3. How to measure mood: You can administer the PANAS scale to participants in each group before or after watching the shows. The PANAS consists of a list of adjectives representing different mood states (e.g., happy, sad, angry), and participants rate the extent to which they feel each adjective using a Likert scale. The scores will then be aggregated to obtain overall positive affect, negative affect, and mood.
4. Expectations for each group's scores: Since this is hypothetical, predictions can vary. However, based on the assumption that comedy sitcoms are more likely to elicit positive affect, dramatic series may induce a mix of positive and negative affect, and reality TV shows might evoke more negative affect due to their potentially dramatic or confrontational nature, we can expect the following:
- Comedy sitcom group: Higher scores on positive affect and, consequently, overall mood
- Dramatic series group: Moderate scores on positive affect and possibly higher scores on negative affect, resulting in mixed overall mood
- Reality TV shows group: Potentially lower scores on positive affect and higher scores on negative affect, leading to a lower overall mood
These expectations are only speculative and should be validated through empirical data analysis. Remember to gather a sufficient sample size for each group to ensure reliable results, conduct the experiment ethically, and maintain appropriate data analysis techniques while performing your one-way ANOVA.