STAtistics/ Mr. Hansen

2/26/2013

Proposed Research Questions, Feb. 2013

ID	Question
201	Can people reliably detect the quality of sound produced by headphones of different make/quality level?
202	Do different smells affect mood?
203	Do females’ preferences vary as male actors portray different personality types?
204	Do people do worse on an IQ test when “prepped” to think they are part of a group that may do poorly?
205	Do people perform worse on the Stroup test if they are holding something on their laps?
206	Do people shoot better from the free-throw line while wearing a Power Balance™ bracelet?
207	Do people think art is “better” if it has a prestigious backstory?
208	Does competing in a standard question vs. an around-the-table question affect students’ happiness (on a Likert scale)?
209	Does drinking apple juice affect the perceived taste of apples immediately afterward?
210	Does hands-on experience in the classroom increase perceived confidence (Likert scale)?
211	Does insulting someone’s Twitter technique affect his or her tweet rate?
212	Does lighting level affect the perceived attractiveness of photos of members of the opposite gender?
213	Does lunch quality (as rated by survey) affect athletic attendance?
214	Does male attire level/grooming level affect females’ perception of desirability?
215	Does presence of a dog affect the response time for a simple question?
216	Does presence of a video camera affect the stumbling or misspeaking rate?
217	Does room lighting affect people’s choice of a “random” integer from 1 to 10, inclusive?
218	Does telling someone “You look _______ today” affect that person’s mood?
219	Does the number of “likes” on a Facebook picture affect the perceived attractiveness?
220	Does time of day affect mental-math proficiency?
221	Does time of day affect Myers-Briggs personality type?
222	Does watching water boil lengthen the time required?