Studies show gender differences in both depressed mood and clinical depression during adolescence. What is the gender difference in rates of major depression for 12- to 19-year-olds? a. Rates slightly higher for males b. Rates around twice as high for females c. Rates slightly higher for females d. Rates as much as triple for females
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previous studies suggest that female teens are more likely to be depressed than male teens. Define the depression rates for the female and male teens as p1 and p2, respectively. If we claim that the depression rate is higher for female teens (p1>p2) , the null and alternative hypothesis are Ho: p1-p2=0 Ha:p1-p2>0 We test the hypotheses at a 5% significance level. Suppose we randomly select 100 female teens and determine that 14 are clinically depressed. Among 200 randomly selected male teens, 16 are clinically depressed. Since the normal model is a good fit, we can use the standard normal curve to find the P-Value. The P-value is about 0.051. Which is the correct interpretation of the P-value? A) If the rate of depression in male and female teens is the same, the probability that in the random samples of 100 females and 200 males, female depression rates will differ from male depression rates by more than 6% is 0.051 B) There is a 5.1 % chance that in the population of teens, the proportion of female teens who are depressed is equal to the proportion of male teens who are depressed. C) If the rate of depression in male and female teens is the same, the probability that in the random samples of 100 females and 200 males, female depression rates will differ from male depression rates by less than 6% is 0.051 D) Both B and C bot not A
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Rates of depression a. are higher among women than among men. b. vary by culture. c. are rising with each new generation. d. All of these answers are correct.
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