In: Statistics and Probability
A researcher is conducting a study on numbers of Facebook users. Suppose Facebook reports that, based on user data from the provided 32 countries, the mean number of Facebook users is about 24,000,000 per country. Use a t-test in Minitab to determine whether or not the data provided yields a statistically significant result. A. Go to Stat->Basic Statistics->1-Sample t… and after selecting the proper variable, perform a hypothesis test with a hypothesized mean equivalent to what Facebook reports. Make sure you remember to go into options and choose the 2-tailed test option. What is the resulting p-value?
B. Is this a statistically significant result?
C. Repeat the process, but this time assume that Facebook tells the researcher there are 35,000,000 users per country (mean). What is the resulting p-value?
D. Is part C’s p-value indicative of a statistically significant result? E. What conclusion should the researcher publish based on your results from parts C and D?