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The document describes how to perform an independent samples t-test using SPSS to compare the means of two groups. It provides an example of testing for differences in affective, continuance, and normative commitment between male and female employees. The SPSS output shows the group statistics including means and standard deviations. It also shows the results of Levene's test and the t-test. For affective commitment, there was a significant difference found between males and females. For continuance and normative commitment, no significant differences were found between the groups.
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- 2. t-test Used to testwhether there is significant difference between the means of two groups, e.g.: • Male v female • Full-time v part-time
- 3. t-test Typical hypotheses fort-test: a) There is no difference in affective commitment (affcomm) between male and female employees b) There is no difference in continuance commitment (concomm) between male and female employees c) There is no difference in normative commitment (norcomm) between male and female employees
- 4. Performing T-test Analyze → CompareMeans → Independent-Samples T-test
- 7. Performing T-test Select thevariables to test (Test Variables), in this case: • affcomm • concomm • norcomm And bring the variables to the “Test Variables” box
- 10. Performing T-test Select thegrouping variable, i.e. gender; bring it to the “grouping variable” box Click “Define Groups”
- 12. Performing T-test Choose “Usespecified values” Key in the codes for the variable “gender” as used in the “Value Labels”. In this case: 1 - Male 2 - Female Click “Continue”, then “OK”
- 14. T-Test: SPSS Output GroupStatistics affcomm concomm norcomm GENDER OF RESPONDENT MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE N 357 315 357 315 357 315 Mean 3.49720 3.38016 3.18838 3.15159 3.24090 3.27540 Std. Deviation .731988 .696273 .756794 .666338 .665938 .647409 Std. Error Mean .038741 .039231 .040054 .037544 .035245 .036477
- 15. T-test: SPSS Output IndependentSamples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances F affcomm concomm norcomm Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Sig. 1.048 t Sig. (2-tailed) df Mean Difference Std. Error Difference 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Lower Upper .656 .418 670 .035 .117040 .055308 .008442 .225638 666.213 .034 .117040 .055135 .008780 .225300 .665 670 .506 .036788 .055335 -.071863 .145440 .670 .021 2.116 2.123 5.353 .306 t-test for Equality of Means 669.997 .503 .036788 .054899 -.071006 .144582 -.679 670 .497 -.034500 .050813 -.134272 .065271 -.680 663.726 .497 -.034500 .050723 -.134097 .065096
- 16. From the SPSSoutput, we are able to see that the means of the respective variables for the two groups are: • Affective commitment (affcomm) Male 3.49720 Female 3.38016 • Continuance commitment (concomm) Male 3.18838 Female 3.15159 • Normative commitment (norcomm) Male 3.24090 Female 3.27540
- 17. T-test: Interpretation For thevariable “affcomm” • Levene’s Test for Equality of Variances shows that F (1.048) is not significant (0.306)* therefore the “Equal variances assumed” row will be used for the ttest. * This score (sig.) has to be 0.05 or less to be considered significant.
- 18. T-test: Interpretation Under the“t-test for Equality of Means” look at “Sig. (2-tailed)” for “Equal variances assumed”. The score is 0.035 (which is less than 0.05), therefore there is a significant difference between the means of the two groups.
- 19. T-test: Interpretation Independent SamplesTest Levene's Test for Equality of Variances F affcomm concomm norcomm Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Sig. 1.048 t Sig. (2-tailed) df Mean Difference Std. Error Difference 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Lower Upper .656 .418 670 .035 .117040 .055308 .008442 .225638 666.213 .034 .117040 .055135 .008780 .225300 .665 670 .506 .036788 .055335 -.071863 .145440 .670 .021 2.116 2.123 5.353 .306 t-test for Equality of Means 669.997 .503 .036788 .054899 -.071006 .144582 -.679 670 .497 -.034500 .050813 -.134272 .065271 -.680 663.726 .497 -.034500 .050723 -.134097 .065096
- 20. T-test: Interpretation For thevariable “concomm” • Levene’s Test for Equality of Variances shows that F (5.353) is significant (0.021)* therefore the “Equal variances not assumed” row will be used for the ttest. * This score (sig.) is less than 0.05, so there is significant different in the variances of the two groups.
- 21. T-test: Interpretation Under the“t-test for Equality of Means” look at “Sig. (2-tailed)” for “Equal variances not assumed”. The score is 0.503 (which is more than 0.05), therefore there is no significant difference between the means of the two groups.
- 22. T-test: Interpretation Independent SamplesTest Levene's Test for Equality of Variances F affcomm concomm norcomm Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed Sig. 1.048 t Sig. (2-tailed) df Mean Difference Std. Error Difference 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Lower Upper .656 .418 670 .035 .117040 .055308 .008442 .225638 666.213 .034 .117040 .055135 .008780 .225300 .665 670 .506 .036788 .055335 -.071863 .145440 .670 .021 2.116 2.123 5.353 .306 t-test for Equality of Means 669.997 .503 .036788 .054899 -.071006 .144582 -.679 670 .497 -.034500 .050813 -.134272 .065271 -.680 663.726 .497 -.034500 .050723 -.134097 .065096
- 23. T-test: Interpretation For thevariable “norcomm” • Levene’s Test for Equality of Variances shows that F (0.656) is not significant (0.418)* therefore the “Equal variances are assumed” row will be used for the ttest. * This score (sig.) is more than 0.05, so there is no significant different in the variances of the two groups.
- 24. T-test: Interpretation Under the“t-test for Equality of Means” look at “Sig. (2-tailed)” for “Equal variances assumed”. The score is 0.497 (which is more than 0.05), therefore there is no significant difference between the means of the two groups.