Example 27.5: According to a study on ethnic, gender, and acculturation influences on sexual behaviors published in 2008, the average age at the time of first intercourse for Hispanic females was 16.52 years old with a standard deviation of 2.25 years. Based on these numbers would it be unusual for a Hispanic woman to have waited until turning 21 years old before first engaging in intercourse?

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