Hausmann et al.'s Using Smartphone Crowdsourcing to Redefine Normal and Febrile Temperatures in Adults: Results from the Feverprints Study
As described in Wired's pop piece, the average body temperature for healthy adults isn't 98.6℉. Instead, data suggests that it is 97.7℉.
Here is a link to the original study by Hausmann, Berna, Ggujral, Ayubi, Howekins, Brownstein, & Dedeoglu.
1. This is an excellent theoretical example for explaining a situation where a one-sample t-test could answer your research question.
2. I created fake data that jive with the results, so you can conduct the test with your students.
This data set mimicked the original findings for healthy adults (M = 97.7, SD = .72) and was generated with Andy Luttrell's Data Generator for Teaching Statistics.
3. This example illustrates within and between-group differences. The article describes within-group differences among humans as most people have a lower temperature, early in the morning than at night. The report also highlights between-group temperature differences, as, on average, kids have higher temperatures than adults, and women have higher temperatures than men.
4. 98.6 ℉ as regular and average is based on research from 1868. Know your data source!
5. Of interest to teachers of research methods: They got their data by wearing trackers, like Apple Watches.
Here is a link to the original study by Hausmann, Berna, Ggujral, Ayubi, Howekins, Brownstein, & Dedeoglu.
1. This is an excellent theoretical example for explaining a situation where a one-sample t-test could answer your research question.
2. I created fake data that jive with the results, so you can conduct the test with your students.
This data set mimicked the original findings for healthy adults (M = 97.7, SD = .72) and was generated with Andy Luttrell's Data Generator for Teaching Statistics.
97.39
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97.45
|
97.96
|
97.35
|
96.74
|
99.66
|
98.21
|
99.02
|
96.78
|
97.70
|
96.90
|
97.29
|
97.99
|
97.73
|
98.18
|
97.78
|
97.17
|
97.34
|
97.56
|
98.13
|
97.77
|
97.07
|
97.13
|
96.74
|
99.10
|
96.76
|
96.19
|
97.84
|
96.80
|
98.09
|
3. This example illustrates within and between-group differences. The article describes within-group differences among humans as most people have a lower temperature, early in the morning than at night. The report also highlights between-group temperature differences, as, on average, kids have higher temperatures than adults, and women have higher temperatures than men.
4. 98.6 ℉ as regular and average is based on research from 1868. Know your data source!
5. Of interest to teachers of research methods: They got their data by wearing trackers, like Apple Watches.