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

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Essay

SCENARIO 10-16-B
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-DataB.XLSX. $$\begin{array} { l r r r r r r r r r r } \text { Men } & 122 & 184 & 220 & 61 & 114 & 293 & 107 & 200 & 242 & 233 \\& 229 & 157 & 203 & 147 & 110 & 217 & 136 & 222 & 206 & 155 \\& 292 & 220 & 210 & 196 & 177 & 212 & 169 & 243 & 240 & 78 \\& 226 & 173 & 152 & 228 & 230 & 162 & 189 & 171 & 184 & 263 \\& 217 & 170 & 191 & 176 & 129 & 241 & 208 & 217 & 251 & 267 \\\text { Women } & 170 & 180 & 167 & 232 & 217 & 145 & 190 & 145 & 200 & 163 \\ & 159 & 138 & 193 & 170 & 165 & 172 & 190 & 127 & 186 & 245 \\& 198 & 186 & 163 & 129 & 158 & 164 & 197 & 182 & 172 & 163 \\& 180 & 168 & 158 & 185 & 166 & 216 & 153 & 146 & 197 & 129 \\& 162 & 202 & 192 & 119 & 197 & 172 & 139 & 167 & 203 & 130\end{array}$$ Treat the men as population 1 and the women as population 2.
-Referring to Scenario 10-16-B, what are the null and alternative hypotheses for testing whether
there is evidence of a difference in the variances of monthly online shopping spending between
men and women?

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Definitions:

Low-power Situation

Circumstances where an individual or group has minimal control or influence over outcomes.

Social Power

The ability of an individual or group to influence or control others within a social structure.

Destructive Conflicts

Disputes or disagreements that lead to the deterioration of a relationship or harm to the involved parties.

Perceived Power

The belief or impression of an individual's ability to influence or control others or situations, regardless of the actual capacity to do so.