Question

A researcher suspects that the actual prevalence of generalized anxiety among children and adolescents is higher than the previously reported one of 3.9%. The researcher conducts a study to test the accuracy of the previously reported prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder by recruiting 98 children and adolescents from various pediatricians’ offices and tests them for generalized anxiety disorder using the DSM-5. The researcher determines that the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among the participants of the study is 6.1%.

Following the 5 STEPS OF HYPOTHESIS TESTING, set-up the null and alternative hypothesis and proceed to test if the 6.1% differs from 3.9%. Make sure that each step is outlined in your hypothesis testing procedure, and in STEP 5-Conclusion, specify if you do or do not reject Ho and why.

Answer 1