In: Statistics and Probability
The College Board provided comparisons of SAT scores based on the highest level of education attained by the test taker's parents. A research hypothesis was that students whose parents had attained a higher level of education would on average score higher on the SAT. This data set contains verbal SAT scores for a sample of students whose parents are college graduates and a sample of students whose parents are high school graduates. Use 0.01 as your level of significance.
College | High School |
485 | 442 |
534 | 580 |
650 | 479 |
554 | 486 |
550 | 528 |
572 | 524 |
497 | 492 |
592 | 478 |
487 | 425 |
533 | 485 |
526 | 390 |
410 | 535 |
515 | |
578 | |
448 | |
469 | |
College | High School |
485 | 442 |
534 | 580 |
650 | 479 |
554 | 486 |
550 | 528 |
572 | 524 |
497 | 492 |
592 | 478 |
487 | 425 |
533 | 485 |
526 | 390 |
410 | 535 |
515 | |
578 | |
448 | |
469 |
using excel>addin>phsatat>two sample test
we have
Pooled-Variance t Test for the Difference Between Two Means | |
(assumes equal population variances) | |
Data | |
Hypothesized Difference | 0 |
Level of Significance | 0.01 |
Population 1 Sample | |
Sample Size | 16 |
Sample Mean | 525 |
Sample Standard Deviation | 59.4 |
Population 2 Sample | |
Sample Size | 12 |
Sample Mean | 487 |
Sample Standard Deviation | 51.7 |
Intermediate Calculations | |
Population 1 Sample Degrees of Freedom | 15 |
Population 2 Sample Degrees of Freedom | 11 |
Total Degrees of Freedom | 26 |
Pooled Variance | 3166.4304 |
Standard Error | 21.4889 |
Difference in Sample Means | 38.0000 |
t Test Statistic | 1.7684 |
Upper-Tail Test | |
Upper Critical Value | 2.4786 |
p-Value | 0.0444 |
Do not reject the null hypothesis |