• Test the hypothesis that there is no difference between the
sample mean (M) and a given population mean (m). • Establish an estimate (i.e., a confidence interval) for the population mean.
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Open the dataset Motivation.sav.
File available at http://www.watertreepress.com/stats
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Follow the menu as indicated.
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In this example, we will test the following null hypothesis: Ho: There is no difference between the sample mean for the variable Classroom Community and m = 30.
Select and move the Classroom Community variable to the
Test Variable(s) box.
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Enter 30 as the Test Value and click OK.
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Using a two-tailed level of significance of a = .05, we reject the null hypothesis (i.e., .017 <= .05) and conclude there is a difference between the sample mean and a population mean of 30.
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We are 95% confident that the true population mean is within the interval 27.89 and 29.79 (i.e., 30-2.11 and 30-.21); that is, CI95 = (27.89, 29.79) for the 95% confidence interval.
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