The Managing Director of a Breakfast Cereal Manufacturer Claims That

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Essay

The managing director of a breakfast cereal manufacturer claims that families in which both spouses work are much more likely to be consumers of his product than those with only one working spouse. To prove his point, he commissions a survey of 300 families in which both spouses work and 300 families with only one working spouse. Each family is asked whether the company's cereal is eaten for breakfast. The results are shown below. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Two spouses } \\\text { working }\end{array} & \text { One spouse working } \\\hline \text { Eat cereal } & 114 & 87 \\\hline \text { Don't eat cereal } & 186 & 213 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Use the p-value method to test the managing director's claim, at a 5% significance level of
significance.

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Definitions:

Dominant Behaviors

Describes actions that assert control, influence, or authority over others in various social and professional settings.

Submissive Behaviors

Actions that indicate a willingness to yield to the control or authority of others, often demonstrated by passivity or deference.

Milgram Study

A controversial psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram, which aimed to measure the willingness of participants to obey authority figures, even when actions conflicted with personal conscience.

Victim

An individual who suffers harm, injury, or is subjected to a negative action by another individual or as a result of circumstances.