Question

A researcher tests whether Japanese managers are more motivated than American managers using the Sarnoff Survey of Attitudes Toward Life (SSATL), which measures motivation for upward mobility. A randomly selected group of each were administered The SSATL scores are summarized below.

	Sample mean SSATL score	Sample Standard deviation	Sample size
American	78.5	31.1	210
Japanese	79.5	6.4	100

Suppose α = 0.01. Which of the following represents the correct conclusion?

Answer 1

To Test :-

H0 :-  

H1 :-  

Test Statistic :-


t = -1.6522

Test Criteria :-
Reject null hypothesis if


DF = 243


Result :- Fail to Reject Null Hypothesis

Decision based on P value
P - value = P ( t > 1.6522 ) = 0.0499
Reject null hypothesis if P value < level of significance
P - value = 0.0499 > 0.01 ,hence we fail to reject null hypothesis
Conclusion :- We Accept H0.

There is insufficient evidence to support the claim that Japanese managers are more motivated than American managers using the Sarnoff Survey of Attitudes Toward Life (SSATL).