library(readxl)
library(ggpubr)
## Loading required package: ggplot2
library(effectsize)
A6Q1 <- read_excel("A6Q1.xlsx")
Before <- A6Q1$Before
After <- A6Q1$After
Differences <- After - Before
mean(Before, na.rm = TRUE)
## [1] 76.13299
median(Before, na.rm = TRUE)
## [1] 75.95988
sd(Before, na.rm = TRUE)
## [1] 7.781323
mean(After, na.rm = TRUE)
## [1] 71.58994
median(After, na.rm = TRUE)
## [1] 70.88045
sd(After, na.rm = TRUE)
## [1] 6.639509
hist(Differences,
main = "Histogram of Difference Scores",
xlab = "Value",
ylab = "Frequency",
col = "blue",
border = "black",
breaks = 20)

#Histogram of Difference Scores
#The difference scores look normally distributed.
#The data is symmetrical.
#The data has a proper bell curve.
boxplot(Differences,
main = "Distribution of Score Differences (After - Before)",
ylab = "Difference in Scores",
col = "blue",
border = "darkblue")

#Boxplot
#There is one dot outside the boxplot.
#The dot is close to the whiskers.
#The dot is not very far away from the whiskers.
#Based on these findings, the boxplot is normal.
shapiro.test(Differences)
##
## Shapiro-Wilk normality test
##
## data: Differences
## W = 0.94757, p-value = 0.3318
#Shapiro-Wilk Difference Scores
#The data is normally distributed, (p = .332).
t.test(Before, After, paired = TRUE, na.action = na.omit)
##
## Paired t-test
##
## data: Before and After
## t = 1.902, df = 19, p-value = 0.07245
## alternative hypothesis: true mean difference is not equal to 0
## 95 percent confidence interval:
## -0.4563808 9.5424763
## sample estimates:
## mean difference
## 4.543048
cohens_d(Before, After, paired = TRUE)
## For paired samples, 'repeated_measures_d()' provides more options.
## Cohen's d | 95% CI
## -------------------------
## 0.43 | [-0.04, 0.88]
#A Dependent T-Test was conducted to determine if there was a difference in weight before the low calorie diet versus after the low calorie diet.
#Before scores (M = 76.13, SD = 7.78) were not significantly different from after scores (M = 71.59, SD = 6.64), t(d19) = 1.90, p > .05.