Math Mjr 2210

Advanced Statistics
Name: ______________________________________ Date: __________________________
Course, Yr & Sec: ______________________________ Score: _________________________
Worksheet No.14
Kruskal-Wallis H-test
(Large sample: n > 20)

Answer the following problem:

1. Researchers were interested in continuing their study of social interaction. In a new study, they examined the
self-confidence of teenagers with respect to social interaction. Three levels of social interaction were based
upon the following characteristics.

High: constant interaction; talks with many different people; initiates discussion.
Medium: interacts with a variety of people; some periods of isolation; tends to focus on fewer people.
Low: remains mostly isolated from others; speaks if spoken to, but leaves interaction quickly.

The researchers assigned each participant into one of the three social interaction groups. Researchers
administered a self-assessment of self-confidence. The assessment instrument measured self-confidence on a
50-point ordinal scale. The table below shows the scores obtained by each of the participants, with 50 points
indicating high self-confidence. Determine if there is a difference between any of the three groups using 0.05
level of significance.

Low Medium High

12 36 46
27 48 38
35 34 47
12 39 31
10 32 36
13 29 43
12 32 45
8 42 36
21 48 47
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State the null and alternative hypotheses.

Ho : _________________
Ha : _________________
State the level of risk (or the level of significance) associated with the null hypothesis.
α=__________________
Determine the critical value.
Hcrit= ________________
State the decision/rejection rule.
Rejection Rule: ______________________________________
Compute the test statistic.
Hdata = _______________

Make decision.
Decision/Findings: ___________________________________
Interpret results.
Interpretation: ______________________________________
Write a conclusion.
Conclusion: _________________________________________________________________________________

Make an implication.
Implication : _________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________