You Discover That the Years of Marriage Before a Divorce

question 29

Multiple Choice

You discover that the years of marriage before a divorce for nine whites and nine nonwhites are as follows:
Whites 12,1,8,9,10,17,3,6,6
Non-Whites 1,9,15,18,11,13,14,7,3
Which statement about this data is true?

• A) There is no difference in the range for the two groups.
• B) The median years of marriage prior to divorce is three years longer for whites than nonwhites.
• C) The mean years of marriage prior to divorce are the same for both groups.
• D) On average, nonwhites stay married longer prior to divorce than whites.
• E) The mode for the two groups is the same.

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