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See attachments for the data sets.

The assignment:

Craft a paper in which you do the following:

o State the statistical assumptions for this test.
o Using the data set you have selected, select independent and dependent variables.
o Develop the null and the alternative hypothesis.
o Use the SPSS to calculate an independent-samples t test.
o Report on the p value and the confidence interval.
o Interpret the confidence interval.
o Decide whether to reject or retain the null hypothesis.

Please provide the SPPS syntax / output.

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The independent sample t tests with SPSS are examined.

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Statistical Assumption of the independent sample t test:
1. The data should be collected by random sampling.
2. The sample should be independent from each other.
3. The data should be continuous or we can say that the data should be either interval level or ratio level for t test.

Using the data set you have selected, select independent and dependent variables.
Here we have
Independent Variable: MARITAL STATUS
Dependent Variable: ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

Develop the null and the alternative hypothesis.
Null Hypothesis (Ho): There is no significant difference of mean marital status among these two groups that are abortion or no abortion.
Alternative Hypothesis (Ha): There is a significant difference of mean marital status among these two groups that are abortion or no abortion.
Mathematically;
Null Hypothesis (Ho): µ1 = µ2
Alternative ...

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