SleepCaffeine {Lock5Data}

Sleep Caffeine

Description

Experiment to compare word recall after sleep or caffeine

Format

A dataset with 24 observations on the following 2 variables.

Group	Treatment: Caffeine or Sleep
Words	Number of words recalled

Details

A random sample of 24 adults were divided equally into two groups and given a list of 24 words to memorize. During a break, one group takes a 90 minute nap while another group is given a caffeine pill. The response variable is the number of words participants are able to recall following the break.

Source

Mednick, Cai, Kanady, and Drummond, "Comparing the benefits of caffeine, naps and placebo on verbal, motor and perceptual memory", Behavioural Brain Research, 193 (2008), 79-86.