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Consider a situation to test H 0 : ?1??2=0?1??2=0, H a : ?1??2?0?1??2?0, where ?

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Question

Consider a situation to test H0: ?1??2=0?1??2=0, Ha: ?1??2?0?1??2?0, where ?1?1 and ?2?2 are the means of two populations, Group 1 and Group 2. Two random samples of 15 and 12 observations are selected from Groups 1 and 2, respectively. The following table shows the two-sample t test results at ?? = 5% assuming equal population variances:

Step 1:

Based on the above results, we conclude at ?? = 5% that

?1?1 is different from ?2?2 because the P-value is 0.080.

?1?1 is not significantly different from ?2?2 because the P-value is 0.080.

?1?1 is different from ?2?2 because the P-value is 0.040.

?1?1 is not significantly different from ?2?2 because the P-value is 0.040.

Step 2:

The degrees of freedom of the above test statistic are

Step 3:

A point estimate for the difference between the two population means, ?1??2?1??2, is (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Step 4:

The standard error of the difference between the two sample means is (Give your answer to 3 decimal places.)

?1?1 is different from ?2?2 because the P-value is 0.080.

?1?1 is not significantly different from ?2?2 because the P-value is 0.080.

?1?1 is different from ?2?2 because the P-value is 0.040.

?1?1 is not significantly different from ?2?2 because the P-value is 0.040.

Step 2:

The degrees of freedom of the above test statistic are

Step 3:

A point estimate for the difference between the two population means, ?1??2?1??2, is (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Step 4:

The standard error of the difference between the two sample means is (Give your answer to 3 decimal places.)

Explanation / Answer

1)

?1 is not significantly different from ?2 because the P-value is 0.080.

2)degrees of freedom of the above test statistic are =15+12-2=25

3)estimate for the difference between the two population means =35-31 =4

4)

standard error of the difference between the two sample means is =sqrt(Sp2*(1/n1+1/n2))

=sqrt(120*(1/15+1/12)=4.243