In: Statistics and Probability
Last year, those who took the LSAT test a second time score an average of 2.8 points higher than the first time. Suppose two independent and identically distributed random samples are drawn from this year’s exam: first-time and second-time LSAT takers.
a) Write the hypothesis test where the null is that the
difference in scores between first- and second-time LSAT takers has
not changed since last year and a two-sided alternative.
b) Suppose two independent random samples are drawn. One random
sample contains the LSAT scores of first-time takers and has 25
observations and a sample variance of 256. The other random sample
contains the LSAT scores of second-time takers and has 16
observations and a sample variance of 144. Derive the rejection
rule at ! = 0.20 of the test in part a).