A Movie Critic Wanted to Determine Whether or Not Moviegoers

question 128

Short Answer

A movie critic wanted to determine whether or not moviegoers of different age groups evaluated a movie differently. With this objective, he commissioned a survey that asked people their ratings of their most recently watched movies. The rating categories were:
1 = terrible.
2 = fair.
3 = good.
4 = excellent.
Each respondent was also asked to categorise his or her age as either:
1 = teenager.
2 = young adult (20-34).
3 = middle age (35-50).
4 = senior (over 50).
The results are shown below. $\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline & { \text { Movie Ratings } } \\\hline \text { Teenager } & \text { Young Adult } & \text { Middle Age } & \text { Seni or } \\\hline 3 & 2 & 3 & 3 \\\hline 4 & 3 & 2 & 4 \\\hline 3 & 3 & 1 & 4 \\\hline 3 & 2 & 2 & 3 \\\hline 3 & 2 & 2 & 3 \\\hline 4 & 1 & 3 & 4 \\\hline 2 & 3 & 1 & 4 \\\hline 4 & 2 & 4 & 3 \\\hline\end{array}$ Using the appropriate statistical table, what statement can be made about the p-value for the test?

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Definitions:

Task Demands

Aspects of a job that involve specific tasks, work content, and work environment requiring physical and mental effort by the employee.

Role Ambiguity

A situation in which the expectations associated with a role are unclear, leading to confusion and potentially stress for the individual in that role.

Physical Aspects

The tangible and environmental attributes or conditions of a workplace that can affect the well-being and performance of employees.

Adaptive Response

The ability of an organism or organization to modify or change its behavior or processes in response to changes in its environment.