Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32192-459-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-32192-459-9

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - Review - Review Exercises - Page 37: 7

Answer

Statistically significant, but not practically significant.

Work Step by Step

The procedure is statistically significant, because the probability that these same results would occur if the method was ineffective is quite low. But because 112 girls out of 200 is quite close to 200/2=100 girls, which is the expected number of girls given that the method was not used, the procedure is not practically significant.
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