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maegan_martin

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A researcher is interested in the effects of family size on delinquency for a group of
offenders and examines families with one to four children. She obtains a sample of
16 families, four of each size, and identifies the number of arrests per child for
delinquency. The data are as follows:




Calculate the F ratio.


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A researcher is interested in the effects of family size on delinquency for a group of
offenders and examines families with one to four children. She obtains a sample of
16 families, four of each size, and identifies the number of arrests per child for
delinquency. The data are as follows:




Are your results statistically significant, and if so, at what level?



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A researcher is interested in the effects of family size on delinquency for a group of
offenders and examines families with one to four children. She obtains a sample of
16 families, four of each size, and identifies the number of arrests per child for
delinquency. The data are as follows:




What are your conclusions about the null hypothesis?



jaygar71

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The null hypothesis is rejected. There is a relationship between family size and
delinquency.



 

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