Six months after a divorce, the former wife and husband each take a test that measures divorce adjustment. The wife's score is 63, and the husband's score is 59. Overall, the mean score for divorced women on this test is 60 (SD = 6); the mean score for divorced men is 55 (SD = 4). Which of the two has adjusted better to the divorce in relation to other divorced people of their own gender? Explain your answer to a person who has never had a course in statistics

Question

Amy

Mathematics

21 July, 05:41

Six months after a divorce, the former wife and husband each take a test that measures divorce adjustment. The wife's score is 63, and the husband's score is 59. Overall, the mean score for divorced women on this test is 60 (SD = 6); the mean score for divorced men is 55 (SD = 4). Which of the two has adjusted better to the divorce in relation to other divorced people of their own gender? Explain your answer to a person who has never had a course in statistics

+1

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Tessa Bolton · Answer 1

Note that

(63 - 60) / 6 = 1/2

(59 - 55) / 4 = 1

So, in relation to other divorced women, the score of 63 is only 1/2 SD above the average. But in relation to other divorced men, the score of 59 is 1 SD above the average. That means the husband has adjusted better to the divorce in the relation to other divorced people of his gender.