12.19. A study of300 male and female employees in two manufacturing plants wasconducted to explore whether there was gender and age gap inself-esteem. The study’s participants were asked to respond to thestatement "I'm happy with myself the way I am" by circlingYes or No. The study found that in in the firstplant, 60% of the women and 67% of the men responded Yes.When the same statement was posed to employees in the other plant,29% of the girls and 48% of the boys responded Yes.
To answer theresearch questions, two chi square tests were conducted. The firstone compared the responses of men and women in the first plant, andthe second one compared the responses of men and women in thesecond plant. The results of the analyses are summarized in thefollowing table. Is there a difference in the responses of men andwomen? Explain.
GROUP | PERCENT RESPONDING "YES" | ?2 | p |
Plant 1: Women Men | 60 67 | 0.30 | .53 |
Plant 2: Women Men | 29 48 | 4.69 | .03 |
