Question

A summer camp hired 20 counselors for the summer. Ten were male and ten were female. There is a concern that the males were paid more for the summer work than the females. To investigate this concern, males and females were paired based on their experience. Pair Male Female 1

14,300 13,800

2 16,500 16,600

3 15,400 14,800

4 13,500 13,500

5 18,500 17,600

6 12,800 13,000

7 14,500 14,200

8 16,200 15,100

9 13,400 13,200

10 14,200 13,500

Calculate the appropriate t-value testing the hypothesis that male counselors are paid more than female counselors. Give your calculated t-value to two decimal places.

Answer 1

Conclusion : As null hypothesis is rejected, the claim is true that the male councelors are paid more than female counselor.

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