Answer to Question #6303 in Statistics and Probability for sasa

Question

A 1998 study by the Horatio Alger Association was summarized in the USA Today by saying that high school girls outperform boys in school. the article was titled "Study: Girls get higher grades" (USA Today 8/12/98). The study was based on a survey of 1,195 randomly chosen students aged 14-18. Among the findings: one third of the girls said they received mostly As on their last report card compared to only one fifth of the boys. Three forth of girls believe they will have many opportunities available to them after they graduate compared to only two thirds of the boys. A) Do you think the conclusions of this study are justified? Why or why not? B) How would you change this study in order to improve the quality of the results? Please help me...