Does the number of times a person attends religious services

Does the number of times a person attends religious services vary by religious preference?

Descriptives

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error

95% Confidence Interval for Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Lower Bound

Upper Bound

NEVER

314

3.20

2.164

.122

2.96

3.44

1

11

LT ONCE A YEAR

114

3.03

2.632

.247

2.54

3.51

1

11

ONCE A YEAR

221

2.50

2.432

.164

2.18

2.82

1

11

SEVRL TIMES A YR

177

2.29

2.471

.186

1.93

2.66

1

13

ONCE A MONTH

93

2.01

2.179

.226

1.56

2.46

1

13

2-3X A MONTH

116

2.23

2.531

.235

1.77

2.70

1

11

NRLY EVERY WEEK

60

1.62

1.688

.218

1.18

2.05

1

11

EVERY WEEK

261

1.78

1.960

.121

1.54

2.02

1

11

MORE THN ONCE WK

132

1.58

2.027

.176

1.23

1.92

1

11

Total

1488

2.37

2.319

.060

2.25

2.49

1

13

ANOVA

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

Sum of Squares

df

Mean Square

F

Sig.

Between Groups

490.585

8

61.323

12.088

.000

Within Groups

7503.333

1479

5.073

Total

7993.919

1487

Descriptives
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE
	N	Mean	Std. Deviation	Std. Error	95% Confidence Interval for Mean	Minimum	Maximum
Lower Bound	Upper Bound
NEVER	314	3.20	2.164	.122	2.96	3.44	1	11
LT ONCE A YEAR	114	3.03	2.632	.247	2.54	3.51	1	11
ONCE A YEAR	221	2.50	2.432	.164	2.18	2.82	1	11
SEVRL TIMES A YR	177	2.29	2.471	.186	1.93	2.66	1	13
ONCE A MONTH	93	2.01	2.179	.226	1.56	2.46	1	13
2-3X A MONTH	116	2.23	2.531	.235	1.77	2.70	1	11
NRLY EVERY WEEK	60	1.62	1.688	.218	1.18	2.05	1	11
EVERY WEEK	261	1.78	1.960	.121	1.54	2.02	1	11
MORE THN ONCE WK	132	1.58	2.027	.176	1.23	1.92	1	11
Total	1488	2.37	2.319	.060	2.25	2.49	1	13

Solution

Sig. value or P-value of F test = 0.000

As this p-value is less than 0.05 or even 0.01 level of significance, we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the number of times a person attends religious services varies by religious preference.

Answer: Yes, the number of times a person attends religious services varies by religious preference