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The Weaknesses in our study:
Some possible weaknesses that could have caused our study to be inconclusive include the seventeen students who did not respond to or did not return our survey. This non-response bias may have caused our study to produce invalid results. Our sample population may also may have been too small because 7 expected cell counts were less than 5.0, while the remaining 2 out of 9 expected cell counts were less than 1.0. Response bias would have also been a important influence to our study's results. One of the most important factors that would have influenced the outcome of our study was whether our sampled population was honest during the survey. Approximately 21% of our sampled population did not return and or answer our survey. If such a piece of the sampled population were not missing, our conclusion may have turned out differently.
Can we extrapolate our results?
It would be difficult to extrapolate our results (had they been valid) to the entire population because our sampled population, which is only teenager students, varies from the adult population. It is proven through numerous studies that adult males do on average earn more in salary terms over women. Because many teenagers start off with minimum wage and depending on the amount of time they put into their job, contributes to their average earnings. Our results could probably be extrapolated to the teenage population, but not the adult population. Due to the fact that many teenagers are limited to jobs that only pay minimum wage, it is safe to assume that most teenage students, male and female, tend to be limited to jobs that include either fast-food, clothing sales and retail, and jobs in large corporations such as grocery stores. In these types of jobs, many teenagers begin with minimum wage, which is $6.85 in the state of Ohio, and gradually, depending on the amount of time spent on the job, could receive small pay increases. These small pay increases would not contribute greatly to the question on hand. Most teenage males and females typically earn the same amount of money.
Are There Any Suggestions for Further Work?
Possible suggestions that could be included in regards to our topic could be the type of job that is more likely to pay the most. For instance, does working for a grocery store in the long run pay more than a student working in a fast-food restaurant?