A Powerful Women's Group Has Claimed That Men and Women

question 59

Short Answer

A powerful women's group has claimed that men and women differ in attitudes about sexual discrimination.A group of 50 men (group 1)and 40 women (group 2)were asked if they thought sexual discrimination is a problem in the United States.Of those sampled,11 of the men and 19 of the women did believe that sexual discrimination is a problem.Construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the difference between the proportion of men and women who believe that sexual discrimination is a problem.

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Definitions:

Generalization

A concept in psychology and logic referring to the process of extracting common characteristics from specific examples and applying them to broader contexts.

Saliva Drops

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Hertz Tone

A sound frequency measurement, indicating cycles per second.

Contiguity

The concept in psychology that two events happening close together in time or space are perceived to be related.