Two sections of statistics are offered, the first at 8 a. m. and the second at 10 a. m. The 8 a. m. section has 25 women, and the 10 a. m. section has 15 women. A student claims this is evidence that women prefer earlier statistics classes than men do. What information is missing that might contradict this claim?

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Brooks Bartlett

13 February, 16:46

Two sections of statistics are offered, the first at 8 a. m. and the second at 10 a. m. The 8 a. m. section has 25 women, and the 10 a. m. section has 15 women. A student claims this is evidence that women prefer earlier statistics classes than men do. What information is missing that might contradict this claim?

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Angela Powers · Answer 1

Answer: The conclusion cannot be confirmed unless we have the statistic of the men.

Step-by-step explanation: Only looking at the number of women in both times 8 am and 10 am, will not determine if the men prefer of do no prefer earlier classes. We would need the men's statistics as well for both time slots. There may be more men among the 8 am slot e. g 25 women and 30 men. There is incomplete information to come up with a sound conclusion.