Data Treatment
 
The pretest was subjected to a Chi-Square Analysis to determine if there was a significant relationship between Aspartame use and headaches. Fourteen subjects completed the questionnaire. The data were treated using Stat Star.
 
Use Aspartame
No Aspartame
Headaches
8 1
No Headaches
3 2
Obs f
Exp f
R prop.
Use Aspartame No Aspartame T Tot/prop
Headaches
8
7.07
0.89
1
1.93
0.11
9
0.64
No Headaches
3
3.93
0.60
2
1.07
0.40
5
0.36
Tot / prop.
11
0.79
3
0.21
14
1.00
Df=1
Chi Square = 1.59 Probability = 0.20686
Phi Coefficient = 0.34
W/ Yateís Correction Chi Square = 0.34 Probability = 0.56018
Even though it appears that a majority of aspartame users experience headaches, based on the sample size and results in this study, there is no significant difference in incidence of headaches between aspartame users and non-users.
 

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