Descriptive Statistics

Box plots for the charismatic teacher (Condition 1) and the punitive teacher (Condition 2) created from the analysis lab are shown below.

Ratings were generally higher for the
Charismatic teacher
Punitive teacher
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The two red asterisks in the box plot for the punitive condition indicate
the difference between the two conditions
the 95th and 99th percentiles
subjects whose scores were outliers

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Ratings were generally higher for the charismatic teacher, although two subjects gave high ratings to the punitive teacher. The distributions of scores can be seen in more detail in the following stem and leaf displays. The following table shows various statistics for the two conditions.

 

The shapes of the distributions can be seen in the stem and leaf displays and histograms shown below.

Charismatic
Punitive

4|0
3|
3|
3|
3|33
3|00000
2|
2|777777
2|
2|3333333
2|00
1|
1|77
1|
1|

4|
3|
3|7
3|
3|3
3|
2|
2|777
2|
2|33333333
2|00000
1|
1|777
1|
1|33