Does Income Increase When You Get Married? to Investigate This,a

question 31

Multiple Choice

Does income increase when you get married? To investigate this,a college student has randomly selected people from his college town and collected income data for these people.They were categorized according to their marital status.The following results (in thousands of dollars) were obtained. The data are to be analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank sum test.Let W be the Wilcoxon rank sum test statistic equal to the sum of the ranks assigned to the married group.Using the Normal approximation with the continuity correction,what is the P-value for this test?

• A)0.072
• B)0.087
• C)0.105
• D)0.175

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Definitions:

Interstitial Cells

Cells located in the spaces between the tissues of an organ, often referring to those producing testosterone in the testes.

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

A hormone that regulates ovulation.

Sperm Production

The process of spermatogenesis, wherein male gonads (testes) produce sperm for reproduction.

Testes

The male reproductive organs that produce sperm and male sex hormones, primarily testosterone.