A researcher is interested in determining whether people who move a lot as children have lower than
Question:
A researcher is interested in determining whether people who move a lot as children have lower than average levels of well-being. She obtains a sample of 12 people who each experienced multiple moves as a child. These participants were given a standardized well-being questionnaire for which the general population has a mean of 40. The well being scores for this sample are as follows:
x | |
38 | |
37 | |
41 | |
35 | |
42 | |
40 | |
33 | |
33 | |
36 | |
38 | |
32 | |
39 | |
On the basis of this sample, is well-being for frequent movers significantly lower than the well-being of the general population? Please test at an alpha level of .05. Please show all 5 steps of hypothesis testing .