Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305504912
Author: Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 15P
Research results suggest that IQ scores for boys
are more variable than IQ scores for girls (Arden & Plomin, 2006). A typical study looking at 10- year-old children classifies participants by gender and by,low. Average, or high IQ. Following are hypothetical data representing the research results. Do the data indicate a significant difference between the frequency distributions for males and females? Test at the .05 level of significance and describe the difference.
Boys
Girls
IQ
Low Average High
n = 160
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