The results are in (such as they are):

Although the expected values of all the cells were not large enough to
perform a valid chi square, I did it anyway and also included a graph of
the difference in male-female responses on the question of answering a
student's cell phone in class. You can see the results at:

http://acadweb.jbu.edu/psychology/genderdifference.htm  

According to the warning at:
http://www.unc.edu/~preacher/chisq/chisq.htm, "expected frequencies less
than 5 are usually considered acceptable if Yates' correction is
employed". If so, Yates' chi square is .174 with a p-value of .68.

So, although the graph suggests a gender difference might be detected
with a larger sample size or with a more powerful test, the
probabilities don't allow you to draw that inference from the sample we
have here.

Rick

Dr. Rick Froman
Professor of Psychology
John Brown University
2000 W. University
Siloam Springs, AR  72761
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(479) 524-7295
http://www.jbu.edu/academics/sbs/faculty/rfroman.asp



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