A book club wants to determine if there is a difference in the prices charged by two local bookstores for textbooks. They sample prices from both companies. Test at a 0.05 level of significance if there is a difference in the prices. Store A Store B Mean cost $34.5 $31.5 Sample standard deviation 4 4.5 Sample size 25 24 State the letter of the correct null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis ["", "", "", ""] A. Ho: μ1= μ2 Ha: μ1 ≠ μ2 B. Ho: μ1>= μ2 Ha: μ1 <= μ2 C. Ho: μ1<= μ2 Ha: μ1 > μ2 D. Ho: μ1= 0 Ha: μ2 ≠ 0 State pooled variance. [select] ( 18.08, 17.34, 849.75) Two decimal places State the critical value. [select] ( 1.6779, 2.0096, 2.0117) Four decimal places State the statistical value. [select] ( 1.215, 2.469, 18.08) Three Decimal State approximate pvalue from the tables. [select] ( 0.20, 0.01-0.02, 0.005 - 0.01) Decision? [select] ( reject, don't reject)
A book club wants to determine if there is a difference in the prices charged by two local bookstores for textbooks.
They sample prices from both companies. Test at a 0.05 level of significance if there is a difference in the prices.
Store A | Store B | |
$34.5 | $31.5 | |
Sample standard deviation | 4 | 4.5 |
25 | 24 |
State the letter of the correct null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis ["", "", "", ""]
A. Ho: μ1= μ2 Ha: μ1 ≠ μ2
B. Ho: μ1>= μ2 Ha: μ1 <= μ2
C. Ho: μ1<= μ2 Ha: μ1 > μ2
D. Ho: μ1= 0 Ha: μ2 ≠ 0
State pooled variance. [select] ( 18.08, 17.34, 849.75) Two decimal places
State the critical value. [select] ( 1.6779, 2.0096, 2.0117) Four decimal places
State the statistical value. [select] ( 1.215, 2.469, 18.08) Three Decimal
State approximate pvalue from the tables. [select] ( 0.20, 0.01-0.02, 0.005 - 0.01)
Decision? [select] ( reject, don't reject)
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