Question

A sample of 36 observations is selected from one population with a population standard deviation of 4.2. The sample mean is 101.5. A sample of 50 observations is selected from a second population with a population standard deviation of 5.0. The sample mean is 100.1. Conduct the following test of hypothesis using the 0.10 significance level.H0 : μ1 = μ2H1 : μ1 ≠ μ2a. This is a_________tailed test.b. State the decision rule. (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)The decision rule is to reject H0 if z is ___________the interval.c. Compute the value of the test statistic. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Value of the test statistic d. What is your decision regarding H0?e. What is the p-value? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Explanation:

Given that :

the null and the alternative hypothesis are computed as :

`H_o: \mu_1 = \mu_2`

`H_a : \mu _1 \\eq \mu_2`

This is a two tailed test

This is because of the ≠ sign in the alternative hypothesis which signifies that the rejection region in the alternative hypothesis are at the both sides of the hypothesized mean difference .

Decision Rule: at the level of significance ∝ = 0 . 10

The decision rule is to reject the null hypothesis if z < - 1 . 64 and z > 1 . 64

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