Below is output from an ANOVA on “Age” and the number of children living in the home (“ChildrenInHome”). Describe what this output is telling us about the relationship “between groups”.
ANOVA |
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ChildrenInHome |
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Sum of Squares |
df |
Mean Square |
F |
Sig. |
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Between Groups |
158.082 |
47 |
3.363 |
4.182 |
.000 |
Within Groups |
189.816 |
236 |
.804 |
Answer: There are significantly different number of children in 48 different homes. That is, there exists at least one home for which mean number of children is significantly different from others.
Explanation:
Null Hypothesis, Ho: There is no significant difference in the mean number of children living in 48 different homes.
Alternative Hypothesis, Ha: There exists at least one home for which mean number of children is significantly different from others.
Decision: SInce p-value = 0.000 is very very low so we Reject the Null Hypothesis.
Conclusion: We conclude that there exists at least one home for which mean number of children is significantly different from others.
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