teddy_dat {adventr}

Teddy therapy data.

Description

A dataset based on two ficticious studies looking at whether cuddling a teddy bear (compared to the cardboard box that the teddy was packaged in) affects self-reported self-esteem. It is taken from Chapter 10 of Field, A. P. (2016). An adventure in statistics: the reality enigma. London: Sage.

Usage

teddy_dat

Format

A tibble with 220 rows and 4 variables:

id

Participant ID

group

whether the participant cuddled a teddy bear or the cardboard box that contained the teddy bear

study_n

Factor that distinguishes the two studies in the data set. The first was based on a total N of 20 and the second was based on a total N of 200

self_esteem

Self-reported self-esteem scores

Source

https://www.discoveringstatistics.com/books/an-adventure-in-statistics/