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Chapter 1: Q 118. (page 78)

SSHA scores Here are the scores on the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA) for a random sample of 18 first-year college women:

Here are the SSHA scores for a random sample of20 first-year college men:

Note that high scores indicate good study habits and attitudes toward learning.

a. Make parallel boxplots of the data.

b. Use your calculator to compute numerical summaries for both samples.

c. Do these data support the belief that men and women differ in their study habits and attitudes toward learning? Use your results from parts (a) and (b) to support your answer.

Short Answer

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a.

b. For males: n=18,MaxX=200and n=20,MaxX=187.

c. Women study more frequently than men.

Step by step solution

01

Given Information

It is given that:

For eighteen first year college

For twenty first year college

02

Box Plot

As per given data,

Parallel box plot can be constructed as:

03

Numerical Descriptive Statistics using Calculator

For men:

For women:

04

Difference in habits of men and women

From boxplot, it is concluded that women study more frequently than men.

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