The text reports the results of a test for the significance of the difference in average education for random samples of males and females. Males averaged 13.76 years of schooling and females averaged 14.04 years

The Z score computed in step 4 for this difference was - 1.49. Given these results, which of the following is a reasonable conclusion?

a. The difference is statistically significant, large, and important.
b. The difference is not statistically significant and was probably caused by random chance.
c. There is an important gender gap in education in the United States.
d. This difference is statistically significant but quite small.


ANSWER: b

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