STEM programs and jobs. Do high school programs that emphasize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) lead to jobs? To answer this question, refer to the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (February 2019) survey of 10,000 high-school-age students, Exercise 2.3 (p. 66). Recall that each student was asked which area of study would most likely lead to a job in the future. Consider the three general areas, one of which represents STEM programs, shown in the table. The percentages (rounded) of males, females, and all students selecting each area are also shown.

a. Consider the column corresponding to all students. Conduct a test to determine if the percentages in the three study area categories are different. Use a = .10.

b. Repeat part a for males only. (Assume a total of 5,000 males were surveyed.)

c. Repeat part a for females only. (Assume a total of 5,000 females were surveyed.) Area of Study Males Females All Students STEM (Science/ Math/Technology) 69% 51% 60% English 20 32 26 Foreign Languages/ Arts/Humanities 11 17 14 100% 100% 100% Adapted from: “Attitudes toward STEM subjects by Gender at KS4”, Longitudinal Study of Young People in England 2, Research Brief, February 2019 (Figure 3).