On Average in Male-Female Married Couples in North America, the Man

question 78

Multiple Choice

On average in male-female married couples in North America, the man is ________ than the woman.

• A)2 to 5 years older
• B)2 to 5 years younger
• C)5 to 7 years older
• D)8 to 12 years older

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Definitions:

T Procedure

A statistical test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups when the variances are unknown and assumed to be equal.

Sign Test

A nonparametric statistical test used to evaluate the difference between paired samples, based on the direction of changes rather than the magnitude.

Population Distribution

The spread of people across a given area or the spread of values of a particular variable across the population studied.

Sample Mean

The average computed from a sample of data, representing the central tendency of the sample.