The Following Data Was Collected as Part of a Study

question 65

Multiple Choice

The following data was collected as part of a study examining whether there is a difference between the number of hours men and women watch television. The values represent the number of hours a subject watched television on a designated Tuesday night. Lower values rank ahead of higher ones.
$\begin{array}{l|llllllllllll}\text { Men } & 2.0 & 1.5 & 3.0 & 2.5 & 2.0 & 1.0 & 0.0 & 2.0 & 1.5 & 2.5 & 2.0 & 2.0 \\\hline \text { Women } & 2.0 & 2.5 & 1.0 & 1.0 & 1.5 & 2.5 & 2.0 & 1.0 & 2.0 & 1.5 & 1.0 & 0.0\end{array}$
a) Calculate the $P$ -value.
b) Can you conclude that the median times watching television are different? Use the $\alpha = 0.10$ level of significance.

• A) a) \(0.1251\)
• b) No, you can not conclude that the median times are different.
• B) a) \(0.2502\)
• b) No, you can not conclude that the median times are different.
• C) a) \(0.2502\)
• b) Yes, you can not conclude that the median times are different.
• D) a) \(0.1251\)
• b) Yes, you can not conclude that the median times are different.

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