The Countries of Europe Report That 46% of the Labor

question 109

Essay

The countries of Europe report that 46% of the labor force is female. The United Nations wonders if the percentage of females
in the labor force is the same in the United States. Representatives from the United States Department of Labor plan to check
a random sample of over 10,000 employment records on file to estimate a percentage of females in the United States labor
force.
-The representatives from the Department of Labor want to estimate a percentage of
females in the United States labor force to within ±5%, with 90% confidence. How many
employment records should they sample?

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Definitions:

Psychotherapy

Treatment involving psychological techniques; consists of interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or achieve personal growth.

Gender Typing

The process by which a child becomes aware of their gender and thus behaves accordingly by adopting values and attributes of members of the sex they identify with.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Physical features that emerge during puberty which are not directly involved in reproduction but distinguish the two sexes.

Spermarche

The onset of a male's ability to produce sperm, marking the beginning of sexual maturity.