ACTIVITY

Analyze the given SPSS Statistics outputs to answer the corresponding research questions. Present
and interpret the results.

Is there a significant difference between the average errors of the adults and the children?
Statistics Output
Report
AveErr
Group N Mean Median
Adult 14 13.2764 13.5250
Child 10 18.2760 14.7800
Total 24 15.3596 13.5250

Ranks
Group N Mean Rank Sum of Ranks
Adult 14 11.29 158.00
AveErr Child 10 14.20 142.00
Total 24

Test Statisticsa
AveErr

53.000
Mann-Whitney U
158.000
Wilcoxon W
-.995
Z
.320
Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed)
.341b
Exact Sig. [2*(1-tailed Sig.)]

a. Grouping Variable: Group

b. Not corrected for ties.

Looking at the report table, it can be observed that the median average errors of those from the
Adult group (mdn=13.5250) is lower than the median of median average errors of those from
the Child group (mdn=14.7800). Looking at the test statistic table, it can be observed that the
Mann-Whitney U Statistic(U=53.00) is not significant (p=.320) indicating there is no significant
difference in the median average errors of the adults and the children.

TABLE 2. Mann-Whitney Test result on the difference between the average errors of the adults
and the children
Adult Child
N 14 10
Median 13.5250 14.7800
U 53.00
p-value .320

RESEARCH ST TISTICS 1
TABLE 2, shows the results of the Mann-Whitney test on the difference between the average
errors of the adults and the children. The test reveals that there is no significant difference in
the median average errors between the two groups indicating that the average errors of those
from the Adult group (mdn=13.5250) is lower than the median of median average errors of
those from the Child group (mdn=14.7800), U=53.00, p=.320.

RESEARCH ST TISTICS 2