Problem

A researcher wants to know if there is a difference between the mean amount of sleep that people get for various types of employment status. The table below shows data that was collected from a survey.
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Assume that all distributions are normal, the three population standard deviations are all the same, and the data was collected independently and randomly. Use a level of significance of α=0.01.
H0:μ1=μ2=μ3
H1 : At least two of the means differ from each other.
1. For this study, we should use Select an answer v
2. The test-statistic for this data = (Please show your answer to 3 decimal places.)
3. The p-value for this sample = (Please show your answer to 4 decimal places.)
4. The p-value is Select an answer α
5. Base on this, we should Select an answer
6. As such, the final conclusion is that... hypothesis
There is insufficient evidence to support the claim that employment status is a factor in the amount of sleep people get.
There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that employment status is a factor in the amount of sleep people get.

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There is insufficient evidence to support the claim that employment status is a factor in the amount of sleep people get.

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Step 1 :Calculate the means of each group: For Part Time Workers: 9+6+9+9+6+9+7+9+69=7.778, For Unemployed: 10+8+8+7+10+9+9+88=8.625, For Full Time Workers: 6+7+6+6+7+8+6+88=6.75

Step 2 :Calculate the total mean: 7.7789+8.6258+6.7589+8+8=7.725

Step 3 :Calculate the sum of squares between groups (SSB): 9(7.7787.725)2+8(8.6257.725)2+8(6.757.725)2=3.717

Step 4 :Calculate the sum of squares within groups (SSW): Σ(value7.778)2 for Part Time Workers + Σ(value8.625)2 for Unemployed + Σ(value6.75)2 for Full Time Workers = 18.889

Step 5 :Calculate the total sum of squares (SST): SSB + SSW = 3.717 + 18.889 = 22.606

Step 6 :Calculate the degrees of freedom for between groups (dfB): number of groups - 1 = 3 - 1 = 2

Step 7 :Calculate the degrees of freedom within groups (dfW): total number of values - number of groups = 25 - 3 = 22

Step 8 :Calculate the total degrees of freedom (dfT): dfB + dfW = 2 + 22 = 24

Step 9 :Calculate the mean squares between groups (MSB): SSB / dfB = 3.717 / 2 = 1.859

Step 10 :Calculate the mean squares within groups (MSW): SSW / dfW = 18.889 / 22 = 0.859

Step 11 :Calculate the test statistic (F): MSB / MSW = 1.859 / 0.859 = 2.165

Step 12 :Find the p-value associated with this F statistic and dfB and dfW. Using a F-distribution table or a statistical software, we find: The p-value for this sample = 0.1356

Step 13 :The p-value is greater than α (0.01)

Step 14 :Do not reject the null hypothesis because the p-value is greater than α

Step 15 :There is insufficient evidence to support the claim that employment status is a factor in the amount of sleep people get.

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