The Wall Street Journal Recently Ran an Article Indicating Differences

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?

A) Using a 0.01 level of significance, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that women perceive the problem of sexual harassment on the job as much more prevalent than do
Men)
B) There is insufficient evidence to conclude with at least 99% confidence that women perceive the problem of sexual harassment on the job as much more prevalent than do
Men)
C) There is no evidence of a significant difference between the men and women in their perception.
D) More information is needed to draw any conclusions from the data set.

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