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Answer the following questions and use Excel or this document to show your work.
1. Consider the following results for two samples randomly taken from two normal populations with equal variances.
Sample I |
Sample II |
|
Sample Size |
28 |
35 |
Sample Mean |
48 |
44 |
Population Standard Deviation |
9 |
10 |
a. Develop a 95% confidence interval for the difference between the two population means.
b. Is there conclusive evidence that one population has a larger mean? Explain.
Part a)
Confidence interval :-
Z(α/2) = Z (0.05 /2) = 1.96
Lower Limit =
Lower Limit = -0.6998
Upper Limit =
Upper Limit = 8.6998
95% Confidence interval is ( -0.6998 , 8.6998
)
Part b)
To Test :-
H0 :- µ1 = µ2
H1 :- µ1 > µ2
Test Statistic :-
Z = 1.6681
Test Criteria :-
Reject null hypothesis if Z > Z(α)
Z(α) = Z( 0.05 ) = 1.64
Z > Z(α) = 1.6681 > 1.64
Result :- Reject Null Hypothesis
Decision based on P value
Reject null hypothesis if P value < α = 0.05 level of
significance
P value = P ( Z < 1.6681 )
P value = 0.0476
Since 0.0476 < 0.05 ,hence we reject null hypothesis
Result :- Reject null hypothesis
There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that one population has a larger mean.