SCENARIO 10-16-A
a Survey on Men and Women's Shopping Behavior

question 102

Essay

SCENARIO 10-16-A
A survey on men and women's shopping behavior collected data from a sample of 50 men and 50
women. The following data on online shopping spending every month are stored in the file
Scenario10-16-DataA.XLSX. $$\begin{array} { l r r r r r r r r r r } \text { Men } & 148 & 211 & 256 & 309 & 190 & 205 & 203 & 208 & 231 & 125 \\& 149 & 205 & 195 & 178 & 196 & 198 & 110 & 199 & 181 & 168 \\& 218 & 222 & 206 & 168 & 239 & 130 & 246 & 149 & 262 & 142 \\& 174 & 181 & 198 & 147 & 143 & 185 & 200 & 166 & 171 & 133 \\\text { Women } & 295 & 242 & 299 & 209 & 189 & 173 & 109 & 291 & 208 & 227 \\& 272 & 176 & 251 & 235 & 145 & 179 & 30 & 135 & 200 & 270 \\& 174 & 123 & 199 & 195 & 192 & 102 & 110 & 184 & 228 & 316 \\& 170 & 234 & 163 & 245 & 174 & 126 & 227 & 86 & 96 & 185 \\& 288 & 154 & 217 & 184 & 154 & 217 & 222 & 175 & 265 & 196 \\& 172 & 113 & 240 & 235 & 269 & 243 & 131 & 134 & 56 & 164\end{array}$$ Treat the men as population 1 and the women as population 2.
-Referring to Scenario 10-16-A, what is the critical value when testing whether there is evidence
of a difference in the variances at the 5% level of significance?

Recognize the debate over discretionary versus rule-based economic policies.

Investigate the impact of expectations on fiscal and monetary policy effectiveness.

Understand the arguments for and against the use of policy rules to stabilize the economy.

Explore the relationship between money demand, economic activity, and policy implications.

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