In what ways do advertisers in magazines use sexual imagery to appeal to youth?

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In what ways do advertisers in magazines use sexual imagery to appeal to youth? One study classified each of 1500 full-page or larger ads as "not sexual" or "sexual," according to the amount and style of the dress of the male or female model in the ad. The ads were also classified according to the age group of the intended readership. Here is a summary of the data.

Perform the significance test that compares the model dress for the age groups of magazine readership. Summarize the results of your test. (Use = 0.05. Round your 2 to three decimal places and round your P-value to four decimal places.)

Magazine readership age group Model dress Young adult Mature adult Not sexual (percent) 72.6% 76.0% Sexual (percent) 27.4% 24.0% Number of ads 1000 500

Explanation / Answer

The statistical software output for this problem is:

Contingency table results:
Rows: Dress
Columns: None

Chi-Square test:

Hence,

Chi - square = 1.990

P - value = 0.1584

Young Adult Mature Adult Total Not Sexual 726 380 1106 Sexual 274 120 394 Total 1000 500 1500

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