One of the questions in a survey of high school students asked about lying to te
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One of the questions in a survey of high school students asked about lying to teachers. The following table gives the number of students who said that they lied to a teacher at least once during the past year, classified by gender.Lied at least once Male Female
Yes 3,228 10295
No 9659 4620
a) Add the marginal totals to the table
b) Calculate appropriate percents to describe the results of this question
c) Summarize your findings in a short paragraph
d) Test the null hypothesis that there is no association between gender and lying to teachers. Give the test statistic, the P-value and summarize your conclusion. Be sure to include numerical and graphical summaries
Explanation / Answer
male total= 3,228 + 9659 = 12,887 Yes 25.04% (3,228/12,887) No 74.95% (9659/12,887) /////////////////////////////// female total= 10,295 + 4,620 = 14,915 Yes 69.02% (10,295/14,915) No 30.97% (4,620/14,915) //////////////////////////////// a. look above b.above also :) c. The statistics show that females are more likely to lie than males. Gender could possibly a factor. Further research is needed. d.The null hypothesis states that there is no association between gender and lying to teachers. The statistics prove it wrong. 69 percent of females lie yet only 25 percent of males do the same. Further research is needed, however the data is worth keeping. Hopefully this answered your question, best of luck.
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