The Text Reports the Results of a Test for the Significance

question 41

Multiple Choice

The text reports the results of a test for the significance of the difference in average education for random samples of males and females.Males earned an average of 13.35 years of schooling and females averaged 13.25 years.The Z score computed in step 4 for this difference was 1.02.Given these results,which of the following is a reasonable conclusion?

• A)The difference is statistically significant,large,and important.
• B)The difference is not statistically significant and was probably caused by random chance.
• C)There is an important gender gap in education in the United States.
• D)This difference is statistically significant but quite small.

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