A Social Psychologist Generalized from Rat Speeds in a Runway

Essay

A social psychologist generalized from rat speeds in a runway to college students going home for Christmas. Of particular interest was speed far from the goal (near school) and speed near the goal (home). As a reliable measure of speed he used gasoline consumption in mpg. Analyze the data below for the nine students in an Advanced Social Psychology class with a nonparametric test. Write a sentence that tells what the study showed. $$\begin{array} { c c } \text { mpg. Far From Goal } & \text { mpg. Near Goal } \\\hline18 & 20 \\23 & 20 \\31 & 31 \\18 & 19 \\24 & 19 \\38 & 30 \\27 & 20 \\18 & 16 \\26 & 21\end{array}$$