A Researcher Studying the Ratings of Men and Women Toward

Multiple Choice

A researcher studying the ratings of men and women toward the Democratic Party hypothesizes that women will give Democrats a higher rating than will men. The female mean rating is 52.5 with a standard error of 1.2 points. The male mean rating is 47.1 with a standard error of 1.6 points. Should the researcher reject the null hypothesis?

A) No, because the lower boundary for women overlaps the upper boundary for men
B) Yes, because the lower boundary for women overlaps the upper boundary for men
C) No, because the boundaries do not overlap
D) Yes, because the boundaries overlap