Chapter 5.3, Problem 5.59E

To determine

To write a brief report following the four step statistical problem-solving process.

Explanation of Solution

I used the following statement in Google: “who uses internet more today males or females”, which resulted in many possible sites that you can use.

Step1) Plan: State the statistical question that you want to answer with the study,

Who uses the internet more frequently: males or females?

Step2) Collect data:

The data was collected between March $2000$ and September $2005$ about individuals in the U.S. which consisted of $68\%$ men and $66\%$ women.

Step3) Analyze data:

  $\begin{array}{l}\text{Age 18-29: 86\% women and 80\%men}\\ \text{Age 65+: 34\% men and 21\% women}\\ \text{Unmarried: 62\% men and 56\% women}\\ \text{Married: 75\% women and 72\% men}\end{array}$

Step4) Interpret the results:

Younger women are more likely to online than younger men, while the opposite is true for older people.

Married people are more likely to be online than unmarried people.

Men use internet more intense than women.

Men use the internet for many online activities, while women use it to catch up.