Based on the descriptive statistics for the variable Work by Gender answer and explain the following questions:
- When comparing the mean number of hours worked for males with the mean number for females what can be concluded?
- Would using the median instead of the mean change the conclusion?
- When comparing the standard deviation for males with the standard deviation for females what can be concluded?
Descriptives
Gender Statistic Std. Error
Work Female Mean 31.3812 1.79787
95% Confidence Interval for Mean Lower Bound 27.8143
Upper Bound 34.9481
5% Trimmed Mean 31.3696
Median 35.0000
Variance 326.466
Std. Deviation 18.06836
Minimum .00
Maximum 70.00
Range 70.00
Interquartile Range 25.00
Skewness -.243 .240
Kurtosis -.869 .476
Male Mean 40.3254 2.52933
95% Confidence Interval for Mean Lower Bound 35.2693
Upper Bound 45.3814
5% Trimmed Mean 39.5855
Median 40.0000
Variance 403.042
Std. Deviation 20.07590
Minimum .00
Maximum 100.00
Range 100.00
Interquartile Range 29.00
Skewness .488 .302
Kurtosis .513 .595