Par, Inc., is a major manufacturer of golf equipment. Management believes that Par's market share could be increased with the introduction of a cut-resistant, longer-lasting golf ball. Therefore, the research group at Par has been investigating a new golf ball coating designed to resist cuts and provide a more durable ball. The tests with the coating have been promising. One of the researchers voiced concern about the effect of the new coating on driving distances. Par would like the new cut-resistant ball to offer driving distances comparable to those of the current-model golf ball. To compare the driving distances for the two balls, 40 balls of both the new and current models were subjected to distance tests. The testing was performed with a mechanical hitting machine so that any difference between the mean distances for the two models could be attributed to a difference in the two models. Prepare a managerial report that investigates the effect of the new coating on driving distances of golf balls by comparing driving distances for the two models. Consider the results of the tests, with distances measured to the nearest yard, in the complete data set. Current New 262 276 259 268 265 264 270 265 256 263 281 252 256 261 264 290 257 285 268 263 261 273 262 267 282 263 261 270 258 261 281 280 253 249 270 262 264 279 266 265 268 273 285 260 287 263 278 279 270 273 273 282 263 275 258 268 276 267 273 263 279 282 272 251 271 252 261 261 273 269 265 264 277 262 272 256 274 264 260 278 Conduct a hypothesis test that Par could use to compare the driving distances of the current and new golf balls. (You may need to use the appropriate appendix table or technology to answer this question.) Formulate hypotheses that can be used to determine whether the sample data support the hypothesis that the population mean driving distance for the current golf ball is longer than that of the new golf ball. Let ?1 = population mean driving distance for the current golf ball  and ?2 = population mean driving distance for the new golf ball. State the null and alternative hypotheses. (Enter != for ≠ as needed.) H0:  μ1−μ2=0       Ha:  μ1−μ2>0       Find the value of the test statistic. (Use  ?1 − ?2.  Round your answer to two decimal places.)   Find the p-value. (Round your answer to four decimal places.) Find the mean, standard deviation, and standard error for the driving distance (in yards) for current and new models of golf balls. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)   Mean Standard deviation Standard error Current       New       Develop a 95% confidence interval for the population mean driving distance in yards of each model. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) Current  yd to   ydNew  yd to   yd Develop a 95% confidence interval for the difference between the means of the two populations. Use current − new. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)   yd to   yd Comment on the confidence intervals. The confidence intervals for the population mean driving distance      . The confidence interval for the difference between the means      zero. Thus, the result from the hypothesis test is      by the confidence intervals. That is, there is      evidence to conclude that the mean driving distance for the current golf ball is longer than that of the new golf ball.

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  • Par, Inc., is a major manufacturer of golf equipment. Management believes that Par's market share could be increased with the introduction of a cut-resistant, longer-lasting golf ball. Therefore, the research group at Par has been investigating a new golf ball coating designed to resist cuts and provide a more durable ball. The tests with the coating have been promising.
    One of the researchers voiced concern about the effect of the new coating on driving distances. Par would like the new cut-resistant ball to offer driving distances comparable to those of the current-model golf ball. To compare the driving distances for the two balls, 40 balls of both the new and current models were subjected to distance tests. The testing was performed with a mechanical hitting machine so that any difference between the mean distances for the two models could be attributed to a difference in the two models.
    Prepare a managerial report that investigates the effect of the new coating on driving distances of golf balls by comparing driving distances for the two models.
    Consider the results of the tests, with distances measured to the nearest yard, in the complete data set.
    Current New
    262 276
    259 268
    265 264
    270 265
    256 263
    281 252
    256 261
    264 290
    257 285
    268 263
    261 273
    262 267
    282 263
    261 270
    258 261
    281 280
    253 249
    270 262
    264 279
    266 265
    268 273
    285 260
    287 263
    278 279
    270 273
    273 282
    263 275
    258 268
    276 267
    273 263
    279 282
    272 251
    271 252
    261 261
    273 269
    265 264
    277 262
    272 256
    274 264
    260 278
    Conduct a hypothesis test that Par could use to compare the driving distances of the current and new golf balls. (You may need to use the appropriate appendix table or technology to answer this question.)
    Formulate hypotheses that can be used to determine whether the sample data support the hypothesis that the population mean driving distance for the current golf ball is longer than that of the new golf ball. Let
    ?1 = population mean driving distance for the current golf ball
     and
    ?2 = population mean driving distance for the new golf ball.
    State the null and alternative hypotheses. (Enter != for ≠ as needed.)
    H0
    μ1−μ2=0
     
     
     
    Ha
    μ1−μ2>0
     
     
     
    Find the value of the test statistic. (Use 
    ?1 − ?2.
     Round your answer to two decimal places.)
     
    Find the p-value. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
    Find the mean, standard deviation, and standard error for the driving distance (in yards) for current and new models of golf balls. (Round your answers to three decimal places.)
      Mean Standard deviation Standard error
    Current      
    New      
    Develop a 95% confidence interval for the population mean driving distance in yards of each model. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
    Current  yd to   ydNew  yd to   yd
    Develop a 95% confidence interval for the difference between the means of the two populations. Use current − new. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
      yd to   yd
    Comment on the confidence intervals.
    The confidence intervals for the population mean driving distance      . The confidence interval for the difference between the means      zero. Thus, the result from the hypothesis test is      by the confidence intervals. That is, there is      evidence to conclude that the mean driving distance for the current golf ball is longer than that of the new golf ball.
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