Question 1

Ravi, a communications researcher, wants to find out if Singaporean parents’ concern about their children’s exposure to inappropriate content on social media changed significantly one year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., 2021) compared to before (i.e., 2018). Out of the 315 parents he surveyed in 2021, 46.03% were extremely concerned, 26.03% were somewhat concerned, and 27.94% were a little or not at all concerned. Out of the 436 parents he surveyed in 2018, 40.14% were extremely concerned, 34.63% were somewhat concerned, and 25.23% were a little or not at all concerned.

Identify the most appropriate statistical test to conduct to find out whether Singaporean parents’ concern about their children’s exposure to inappropriate content on social media changed significantly from 2018 to 2021. Explain why this is the most appropriate statistical test by providing two reasons in the context of this study. Then, assuming all the assumptions of the statistical test you identified are met, analyze the data using jamovi. Show the jamovi spreadsheet by taking a screenshot of the spreadsheet (i.e., what you see when you click the DATA tab) and pasting it into your answer. The jamovi spreadsheet should be correctly formatted. Further, paste all the output necessary for the interpretation of the results in your answer. Report the results in APA format (using an alpha level of .05) and provide a plausible explanation for the results.