A Powerful Women's Group Has Claimed That Men and Women

question 28

Multiple Choice

A powerful women's group has claimed that men and women differ in attitudes about sexual discrimination. A group of 50 men (group 1) and 40 women (group 2) were asked if they thought sexual discrimination is a problem in the United States. Of those sampled, 11 of the men and 19 of the women did believe that sexual discrimination is a problem. Which of the following tests will you use to find out if there is any difference in attitudes about sexual discrimination?

• A) pooled-variance t test
• B) paired t test
• C) Z test for difference in proportions
• D) Wilcoxon rank sum test

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