Question

When taking the mean of female heights vs. mean of male heights. How does having more female than male affect data?

Answer 1

Yes. I guess.

Answer 2

@ChrisTopher987654321 how so?

Answer 3

For example, the data i have collected is comparing the mean height of 197 females to 143 males

Answer 4

297 females**

Answer 5

Oh. probably not. But the female data would be more accurate than the male data for th populations. I "think"

Answer 6

@ChrisTopher987654321 So overall what you are saying is that,
it is more likely that average height of females would serve as a better representative sample than the average male height.

Answer 7

that the*

Answer 8

Yes.

Answer 9

okay great. I do happen to have one more question if you wouldn't mind ?

Answer 10

Yeah. Go ahead.

Answer 11

I am given the following information:
- the heights of females & males within one biology class
- the heights of females & males within the ENTIRE biology class
For both of these I have plotted gender vs. average height
My assignment instructions ask to plot both data sets on one graph.

Answer 12

What I'm not sure about is would it be best to just plot the individual class height compared to that of the entire class?

Answer 13

I don't understand the difference between the two things?

Answer 14

i am comparing one individual biology class to whole department of biology classes

Answer 15

Oh. ok

Answer 16

So I'd say that the graphs would be different from each other. But without the actual info I can't really say.

Answer 17

Oh. You would just plot the graphs induvidually on the same axiis

Answer 18

Hm ok, well would you suggest that i graph the average for the individual class vs. average of the department of biology classes?

Answer 19

I'm having trouble figuring out the best way to compare the two

Answer 20

What do you mean by Vs?