Question

Researchers study the relationship between interpersonal violence and health in college age women. The selected an alpha of 0.05. The researchers examined levels of social support for abused versus non abused women. A p value of 0.19 is reported. Based on this information, you know:

Answer 1

The p-value is larger than the significance level, which means that there is not enough evidence to conclude that the social support level for abused women is different of the social support level for non abused women.

Explanation:

The researchers examined levels of social support for abused versus non abused women.

At the null hypothesis, we test if they receive the same degree of social support, that is:

`H_0: \mu_A = \mu_N`

At the alternative hypothesis, we test if they receive different degrees of social support, that is:

`H_1: \mu_A \\eq \mu_N`

A p value of 0.19 is reported.

The p-value is larger than the significance level, which means that there is not enough evidence to conclude that the social support level for abused women is different of the social support level for non abused women.