A two-sample t-test will be conducted to investigate whether the mean number of tickets sold for children each day is less at movie theater J than at movie theater K. From a random sample of 50 days at theater J, the average was 75 children tickets with standard deviation 12. From a random sample of 60 days at theater K, the average was 85 children tickets with standard deviation 14. Under the assumption that there is no difference in the population means (J minus K), which of the following is the appropriate test statistic for the test?

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
18th Edition
ISBN:9780079039897
Author:Carter
Publisher:Carter
Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.4: Distributions Of Data
Problem 19PFA
icon
Related questions
Topic Video
Question
A two-sample t-test will be conducted to investigate whether the mean number of tickets sold for children each day is less at movie theater J than at movie theater K. From a random sample of 50 days at theater J, the average was 75 children tickets with standard deviation 12. From a random sample of 60 days at theater K, the average was 85 children tickets with standard deviation 14. Under the assumption that there is no difference in the population means (J minus K), which of the following is the appropriate test statistic for the test?
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 2 images

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals for Means
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, statistics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Algebra
ISBN:
9780079039897
Author:
Carter
Publisher:
McGraw Hill