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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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A researcher was interested in comparing the mean grade-point-average (GPA) of students at the University of Toronto Scarborough and Mississauga campuses. Independent random samples of 8 students from the Scarborough campus and 13 students from the Mississauga campus yielded the following GPAs. You can assume the data in each group follow a normal distribution. Do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that the mean GPA of students at the Scarborough campus different from the mean GPA of students at the Mississauga campus?

A. What statistical test is most appropriate to answer this question?

B. Identify the relevant assumptions and conditions. State how these have or have not been met.

C. Write an appropriate null and alternative hypothesis for this question.

Scarborough
3.7
3.2
3.0
2.5
2.7
3.6
2.8
3.4
Mississauga
3.8 2.8
3.2 4.0
3.0 3.6
3.9 2.6
3.8 4.0
2.5 3.6
3.9
Scarborough
y-bar1 = 3.113
s1=0.436
Mississauga
y-bar2 = 3.438
s2=0.549

Definition Definition Measure of central tendency that is the average of a given data set. The mean value is evaluated as the quotient of the sum of all observations by the sample size. The mean, in contrast to a median, is affected by extreme values. Very large or very small values can distract the mean from the center of the data. Arithmetic mean: The most common type of mean is the arithmetic mean. It is evaluated using the formula: μ = 1 N ∑ i = 1 N x i Other types of means are the geometric mean, logarithmic mean, and harmonic mean. Geometric mean: The nth root of the product of n observations from a data set is defined as the geometric mean of the set: G = x 1 x 2 ... x n n Logarithmic mean: The difference of the natural logarithms of the two numbers, divided by the difference between the numbers is the logarithmic mean of the two numbers. The logarithmic mean is used particularly in heat transfer and mass transfer. ln x 2 − ln x 1 x 2 − x 1 Harmonic mean: The inverse of the arithmetic mean of the inverses of all the numbers in a data set is the harmonic mean of the data. 1 1 x 1 + 1 x 2 + ...

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