Question: Data Analysis Question

Use the gss.sav data file to answer the following:

Perform the appropriate analyses to test whether the average number of hours of daily TV viewing (variable tvhours) is the same for men and women. Write a short summary of the results, including appropriate charts to illustrate your findings. Be sure to look at the distribution of hours of TV viewed separately for men and women.

a. Based on the results you observed, is it reasonable to conclude that in the population, men and women watch the same amount of television?

b. If you found a statistically difference between average hours watched by men and women, would you necessarily conclude that men and women do not watch the same

amount of television? What other nonstatistical explanations are possible for your findings?