As the director of the local Boys and Girls Club, you haveclaimed for years that membership in your club reduces juveniledelinquency. Now, a cynical member of your funding agency hasdemanded proof of your claim. Random samples of members andnonmembers are gathered and interviewed with respect to theirinvolvement in delinquent activities. Each respondent is asked toenumerate the number of delinquent acts he/she has engaged in overthe past year. The average number of admitted acts of delinquencyare reported below. What can you tell the funding agency? Use analpha of .01.
First, identify your (a) independent and (b) dependentvariables.
Second, identify the (c) level of measurement for yourindependent variable and (d) the level of measurement for yourdependent variable.
Third, (e) list out the steps of the 6 step traditionalhypothesis test.
Fourth, (f) run a 6 step traditional hypothesis test.
(Conduct a 6 step traditional hypothesis test, find the pvalue).
| Members | Non-Members |
Mean | 10.3 | 12.3 |
Standard Deviation | 2.7 | 4.2 |
Sample Size | 40 | 55 |
