The results of an independent samples t-test are shown below. Are older people (those 30 or older) less sympathetic to the environmental movement than younger people (those younger than 30)?  Or do younger people and older people not differ significantly in their feelings toward environmentalists?  Using the SPSS results, test your hypothesis.

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 The results of an independent samples t-test are shown below. Are older people (those 30 or older) less sympathetic to the environmental movement than younger people (those younger than 30)?  Or do younger people and older people not differ significantly in their feelings toward environmentalists?  Using the SPSS results, test your hypothesis.

 

 

  1. Formulate a null and research hypothesis.
  2. Determine the level of significance.
  3. Based on the results of Levene’s test, find the proper t test statistic.
  4. Compare the test statistic to the critical value.
  5. Compare the p-value to the level of significance.
  6. Reject or do not reject the null hypothesis
  7. What is your conclusion?
Respondent
Std. Error
age
N
Mean
Std. Deviation
Mean
Feeling
>= 30
838
65.99
20.268
.700
Thermometer:
< 30
205
66.20
19.923
1.391
environmentalists
Table 4: Independent Sample Test
Levene's Test
for Equality of
Variance
t-test for Equality of Means
Mean
Difference
F
Sig.
t
df
Sig.
Feeling
Thermometer:
Equal
variances
.095
.758
-.132
1041
.895
-.208
environmentalists
assumed
Equal
variances not
-.134
315.445
.894
-.208
assumed
Transcribed Image Text:Respondent Std. Error age N Mean Std. Deviation Mean Feeling >= 30 838 65.99 20.268 .700 Thermometer: < 30 205 66.20 19.923 1.391 environmentalists Table 4: Independent Sample Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variance t-test for Equality of Means Mean Difference F Sig. t df Sig. Feeling Thermometer: Equal variances .095 .758 -.132 1041 .895 -.208 environmentalists assumed Equal variances not -.134 315.445 .894 -.208 assumed
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