The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article indicating differences in perception of sexual harassment on the job between men and women.The article claimed that women perceived the problem to be much more prevalent than did men.One question asked to both men and women was: "Do you think sexual harassment is a major problem in the American workplace?" Some 24% of the men compared to 62% of the women responded "Yes." Suppose that 150 women and 200 men were interviewed.What conclusion should be reached?

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The large difference in the percentages of men and women who perceive sexual harassment as a major problem in the American workplace suggests that there is a significant difference in perception between the genders. With a sample size of 150 women and 200 men, there is sufficient evidence to support this conclusion at a 0.01 level of significance. The difference in responses between men and women is significant with a p-value less than 0.01 (the level of significance given in the question). The fact that 62% of women versus only 24% of men responded "Yes" to the question of whether sexual harassment is a major problem in the workplace indicates a large disparity in perception between the genders.

The Wall Street Journal Recently Ran an Article Indicating Differences