Hypothesis Testing: Anthropological Report on the Status of Women
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Based on anthropological reports in which the status of women is scored on a 10-point scale, the mean and standard deviation across many cultures are known. A new culture is found in which there is an unusual family arrangement. The status of women is also rated in this culture. So cultures with this kind of unusual family arrangement provide higher status to women than cultures in general?
Answer the following:
- Indicate what two populations are being compared
- State the research hypothesis
- State the null hypothesis
- Say whether you should use a one-tailed or two-tailed test and why.
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A detailed evaluation is given concerning the report in question regarding the status of women in an anthropological study. All statistical based questions are responded to accurately and all within about 100 words.
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a) Population 1: Women in a new culture with an unusual family arrangement; Population 2: Women in cultures in general.
(b) Research hypothesis: Population 1 women have a higher status than Population 2 women.
(c) Null hypothesis: Population 1's status is no ...
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