Health self-evaluation as an indicator of general health wasinvestigated in two groups of older adults. Older adults in onegroup were dog owners while in the second group older adults didnot own dogs. Follow the 8-step hypothesistesting, using the information given below to determine ifthe two groups of older adults had differenthealth self-evaluation scores. Use alpha level of .05. Forall calculations, please keep two decimals.
| Group | Sample Size (n) | Mean Health Evaluation Score | Std. Deviation |
| Dog Owners | 18 | 62.5 | 6.5 |
| Not a dog owner | 17 | 58 | 5.7 |
