Test the hypothesis that the true change in the percentage meeting state standards is 0. Write a short report to the mayor detailing your findings. Reading improved but not math and science.

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Problem 8 ?" Chapter 13:

Look at the changes between 1993 and 1994 in graduation rates (variables grad93 and grad94), ACT scores (variables act93 and pctact94). Does it look like the Chicago school system is improving? Which schools appear to be "outliers"?

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Problem 1 ?" Chapter 14:

Perform the appropriate analyses to test whether the average number of hours of daily television viewing (variable tvhours) is the same for men and women. Write a short summary of your results, including appropriate charts to illustrate your findings....

Be sure to look at the distribution of hours of television viewed separately for men and women.
a. Based on the results you observed, is it reasonable to conclude that in the population, men and women watch the same amount of television?

no there is a significant difference between the amount of television watched by men vs. women in this sample.

b. If you found a statistically significant difference between average hours watched by men and women, would you necessarily conclude that men and women do not watch the same amount of television? What other non-statistical explanations are possible for your findings?

References

Norusis, M.J. (2008). Guide to Data Analysis. SPSS Statistics 17.0.