A statistics student wants to determine if a quiet room is a better study environment for students than a noisy environment. 151 students were recruited for an experiment. 75 students were randomly assigned to a quiet study environment while the other 76 were assigned to a noisy environment. Students in each group were given a short booklet from which to study and then were given a brief multiple- choice test. 64 of the students who studied in the quiet study environment passed the test, compared to 59 students who were in the noisy environment. Let P1 = the true proportion of all students like these who study in a quiet environment and pass the test and P2 = the true proportion of all students like these who study in a noisy environment and pass the test. The student wants to conduct a significance test of P1 – P2. What is the standardized test statistic and P-value?

A statistics student wants to determine if a quiet room is a better study environment for students than a noisy environment. 151 students were recruited for an experiment. 75 students were randomly assigned to a quiet study environment while the other 76 were assigned to a noisy environment. Students in each group were given a short booklet from which to study and then were given a brief multiple- choice test. 64 of the students who studied in the quiet study environment passed the test, compared to 59 students who were in the noisy environment. Let P1 = the true proportion of all students like these who study in a quiet environment and pass the test and P2 = the true proportion of all students like these who study in a noisy environment and pass the test. The student wants to conduct a significance test of P1 – P2. What is the standardized test statistic and P-value?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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