The Data Collected for Studying Whether or Not There Is

question 32

Multiple Choice

The data collected for studying whether or not there is a difference between the number of hours men and women watch television is summarized below. To compute the test value, the data from both samples should be combined, arranged in order, and ranked according to each group. What is the sum of the ranks for each group?
$\begin{array}{cc}\hline \begin{array}{c}\text { Ment Hous } \\\text { Watchiny T.V. }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Women: Hous } \\\text { Watching T.V. }\end{array} \\\hline 2.0 & 20 \\1.5 & 2.5 \\3.0 & 1.0 \\2.5 & 1.0 \\2.0 & 1.5 \\1.0 & 2.5 \\0.0 & 20 \\2.0 & 1.0 \\1.5 & 2.0 \\25 & 1.5 \\2.0 & 1.0 \\20 & 0.0 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) The sum of the ranks for the men is 162.5, and the sum of the ranks for the woman is 137.5.
• B) The sum of the ranks for the men is 170, and the sum of the ranks for the woman is 130.
• C) The sum of the ranks for the men is 130, and the sum of the ranks for the woman is 170.
• D) The sum of the ranks for the men is 137.5, and the sum of the ranks for the woman is 162.5.

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