In Comparison to Their Male Counterparts, Women in Which of the Groups

question 21

Multiple Choice

In comparison to their male counterparts, women in which of the groups make the LEAST amount of money?

• A) African American women
• B) White women
• C) Hispanic American women
• D) None of the other answers are correct because African American, white, and Hispanic American women all make about the same percentage of the average male income within their racial ethnic group.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a data set, which separates the higher half from the lower half of the data distribution.

Statistically Significant

A result is statistically significant when it is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, according to a predefined threshold in a statistical test.

Sample Groups

Selected groups of individuals from a larger population used in research to represent and draw conclusions about the whole population.

Chance Variation

Random fluctuations in data or characteristics within or across populations due to unpredictable causes.