Consider the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 19

Multiple Choice

Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
Data were collected on annual personal time (in hours) taken by a random sample of 16 women and 7 men employed by a medium sized company. The women took an average of 24.75 hours of personal time per year with a standard deviation of 2.84 hours. The men took an average of 21.86 hours with a standard deviation of 3.29 hours. The Human Resources Department believes that women tend to take more personal time than men because they tend to be the primary child care givers in the family.
-The t-test for two means is appropriate in this situation because

• A) women and men are dependent samples.
• B) women and men are independent samples.
• C) women and men are matched samples.
• D) the observations are paired.
• E) the variances of the two groups are the same.

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Definitions:

Bipolar Constructs

Cognitive frameworks that consist of opposite or polar dimensions used to evaluate and categorize concepts.

Constructs

Cognitive structures or mental models used to process and interpret information.

Construct Systems

Theoretical frameworks used to understand and predict how individuals interpret experiences and phenomena.

Personal Construct Theory

A psychological theory developed by George Kelly, positing that individuals use personal constructs (bipolar dimensions of judgment) to understand and predict the world.