As the director of the local Boys and Girls Club, you have claimed for years that membership in your club reduces juvenile delinquency. Now, a cynical member of your funding agency has demanded proof of your claim. Random samples of members and nonmembers are gathered and interviewed with respect to their involvement in delinquent activities. Each respondent is asked to enumerate the number of delinquent acts he/she has engaged in over the past year. The average number of admitted acts of delinquency are reported below. What can you tell the funding agency? Use an alpha of .01. (15 points)
a. First, identify your independent and dependent variables.
b. Second, identify the level of measurement for your independent variable and the level of measurement for your dependent variable.
c. Third, list out the steps of the 5 step traditional hypothesis test.
d. Fourth, run a 5 step traditional hypothesis test for this problem
| | Members | Non-Members |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Mean | 10.3 | 12.3 |
| Standard Deviation | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| Sample Size | 40 | 55 |