This exercise uses data from a study designed to examine the effect of doing synchronized movements (such as marching in step or doing synchronized dance steps) and the effect of exertion on many different variables, such as pain tolerance and attitudes towards others. In the study, 264 high school students in Brazil were randomly assigned to one of four groups reflecting whether or not movements were synchronized (Synch= yes or no) and level of activity (Exertion= high or low).1Participants rated how close they felt to others in their group both before (CloseBefore) and after (CloseAfter) the activity, using a 7-point scale (least close to most close). Participants also had their pain tolerance measured using pressure from a blood pressure cuff, by indicating when the pressure became too uncomfortable (up to a maximum pressure of 300 mmHg). Higher numbers for thisPainTolerancemeasure indicate higher pain tolerance. The full dataset is available inSynchronizedMovement.What Proportion Go to Maximum Pressure?We see that 75 of the 264 people in the study allowed the pressure to reach its maximum level of 300 mmHg, without ever saying that the pain was too much (MaxPressure= yes). Use this information to estimate the proportion of people who would allow the pressure to reach its maximum level.
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