In 2003, the Kimberly Certification Process was implemented for participating countries in an effort to stop the trade in "conflict diamonds" and ensure diamond purchases were not financing violence by rebel movements. The information below represents the amount of production (in cubic tonnes) before and after the certification scheme was implemented for five participating countries. Country Before 2003 After 2003 Sierra Leone 450 440 Guinea 390 380 Ghana 335 330 Central African 305 300 Republic Republic of Congo 375 380 A hypothesis test is conducted using a 5% significance level to determine whether there is evidence to suggest that the certificationscheme was effective in reducing the amount of diamonds produced. What is the standard deviation of differences between the paired observations?

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In 2003, the Kimberly Certification Process was implemented for participating
countries in an effort to stop the trade in "conflict diamonds" and ensure diamond
purchases were not financing violence by rebel movements. The information below
represents the amount of production (in cubic tonnes) before and after the
certification scheme was implemented for five participating countries.
Country
Before 2003
After 2003
Sierra Leone
450
440
Guinea
390
380
Ghana
335
330
Central
African
305
300
Republic
Republic of
Congo
375
380
A hypothesis test is conducted using a 5% significance level to determine whether
there is evidence to suggest that the certification scheme was effective in reducing
the amount of diamonds produced. What is the standard deviation of differences
between the paired observations?
Express your solution rounded to three decimal places.
Your Answer:
Transcribed Image Text:In 2003, the Kimberly Certification Process was implemented for participating countries in an effort to stop the trade in "conflict diamonds" and ensure diamond purchases were not financing violence by rebel movements. The information below represents the amount of production (in cubic tonnes) before and after the certification scheme was implemented for five participating countries. Country Before 2003 After 2003 Sierra Leone 450 440 Guinea 390 380 Ghana 335 330 Central African 305 300 Republic Republic of Congo 375 380 A hypothesis test is conducted using a 5% significance level to determine whether there is evidence to suggest that the certification scheme was effective in reducing the amount of diamonds produced. What is the standard deviation of differences between the paired observations? Express your solution rounded to three decimal places. Your Answer:
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