
(DATA "Asthma" :TITLE "Asthma and Relaxation" :ABOUT "A researcher in behavioral medicine believes that stress often makes asthma symptoms worse for people who suffer from this respiratory disorder. Therefore, the researcher decides to study the effect of relaxation training on the severity of their symptoms. 

A sample of 5 patients is selected. During the week before treatment, the investigator records the severity of their symptoms by measuring how many doses of medication are needed for asthma attacks. Then the patients receive relaxation training. For the week following the training the researcerh once again records the number of doses used by each patient.

Data from Gravetter and Wallnau (4th Ed.) p. 319." :VARIABLES (QUOTE ("before" "after")) :TYPES (QUOTE ("Numeric" "Numeric")) :LABELS (QUOTE ("Obs0" "Obs1" "Obs2" "Obs3" "Obs4")) :DATA (QUOTE (9 4 4 1 5 5 4 0 5 1)) :DATASHEET-ARGUMENTS (QUOTE ((245 121) (104 299) 2 8))) 