Kevin Lu

04/21/2015
Intermediate Statistical Analysis
Assignment 4
7.1.9a - Problem
Volunteers who had a smoking history classified as heavy, moderate, and nonsmoker were accepted
until nine men were in each category. Three men in each category were randomly assigned to each of
three stress tests: bicycle ergometer, treadmill, and step tests. The time until maximum oxygen uptake
was recorded in minutes. The data are as follows:
Smoking History
Non smoker

Moderate

Heavy

Test
Bicycle Treadmill
12.8
16.2
13.5
18.1
11.2
17.8
10.9
15.5
11.1
13.8
9.8
16.2
8.7
14.7
9.7
13.2
7.5
8.1

Step
22.6
19.3
18.9
20.1
21
15.9
16.2
6.1
17.8

Solution
This problem requires a 2-way ANOVA test, as we are testing the effects of two factors smoking
history and type of stress test on time until maximum oxygen intake. We will test at the 5%
significance level.
Anova: Two-Factor With Replication (Excel)
SUMMARY

Bicycle

Treadmill Step

Total

Non smoker

Count
Sum
Average
Variance

3
3
3
9
37.5
52.1
60.8
150.4
12.5 17.36667 20.26667 16.71111
1.39 1.043333 4.123333 13.19111

Moderate

Count
Sum
Average
Variance

3
3
31.8
45.5
10.6 15.16667
0.49 1.523333

3
9
57
134.3
19 14.92222
7.41 15.61944

3
25.9

3
40.1

Heavy

Count
Sum

3
36

9
102

Average
Variance

8.633333
1.213333

12 13.36667 11.33333
11.97 40.24333 17.8075

Total

Count
Sum
Average
Variance

9
9
9
95.2
133.6
157.9
10.57778 14.84444 17.54444
3.576944 9.092778 23.06278

ANOVA Table
Source of
Variation
Sample
Columns
Interaction
Within

SS
135.0022
222.0867
12.04444
138.8133

Total

507.9467

df
2
2
4
18

MS
F
P-value
F crit
67.50111 8.752906 0.002212 3.554557
111.0433 14.39905 0.000184 3.554557
3.011111 0.390452 0.81271 2.927744
7.711852

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From our results from the ANOVA table we can conclude:

There is a significant effect of smoking history on oxygen intake (P=0.002212); it appears oxygen intake
decreases with smoking.
There is a significant effect of type of stress test on oxygen intake (P=0.000184); it appears oxygen
intake is highest for step test and lowest for bicycle test.
There is no statistically significant interaction (P=0.81271).