Question 9.29

9.29 Trust and honesty in the workplace.

One of the questions in a survey of high school students asked about trust and honesty in the workplace.15 Specifically, they were asked whether they thought trust and honesty were essential in business and the workplace. Here are the counts classified by gender.

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Gender
Trust and honesty are essential Male Female
Agree 9,097 10,935
Disagree 685 423

Note that you answered parts (a) through (c) of this exercise if you completed Exercise 2.109 (page 114).

  1. Add the marginal totals to the table.
  2. Calculate appropriate percents to describe the results of this question.
  3. Summarize your findings in a short paragraph.
  4. Test the null hypothesis that there is no association between gender and lying to teachers. Give the test statistic and the P-value (with a sketch similar to the one on page 464) and summarize your conclusion. Be sure to include numerical and graphical summaries.

9.29

(a) 9782, 11358; 20032, 1108.
(b) 93% of males and 96.28% of females felt trust and honesty were essential.
(c) A higher percent of females than males feel that trust and honesty were essential in business and the workplace.
(d) . The data provide evidence of an association between gender and whether or not they thought trust and honesty were essential in business and the workplace.