Suppose an instructor would like to know if there is difference in the performance of her two courses of 560 students each. She proceeds to take a random sample of size 50 from each independent class and was able to establish the following results: mean SD Class 1 86 17 Class 2 78 15 Is there a significant difference between the two classes at a significance level of five percent?

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Suppose an instructor would like to know if there is difference in the performance of her two courses of 560 students each. She proceeds to take a random sample of size 50 from each independent class and was able to establish the following results: mean SD Class 1 86 17 Class 2 78 15 Is there a significant difference between the two classes at a significance level of five percent?

Suppose an instructor would like to know if there is difference in the performance of her two
courses of 560 students each. She proceeds to take a random sample of size 50 from each
independent class and was able to establish the following results:
mean SD
Class 186
17
Class 2 78 15
Is there a significant difference between the two classes at a significance level of five percent?
A) Yes, there is a significant difference between class 1 and 2 as the p-value is smaller than the
significance value.
B) Yes, there is a significant difference between class 1 and 2 as the p-value is larger than the
significance value.
C) No, there is not a significant difference between class 1 and 2 as the p-value is greater than the
significance value.
D) We cannot determine if there is a true difference between class 1 and class 2, more data
collection is needed.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose an instructor would like to know if there is difference in the performance of her two courses of 560 students each. She proceeds to take a random sample of size 50 from each independent class and was able to establish the following results: mean SD Class 186 17 Class 2 78 15 Is there a significant difference between the two classes at a significance level of five percent? A) Yes, there is a significant difference between class 1 and 2 as the p-value is smaller than the significance value. B) Yes, there is a significant difference between class 1 and 2 as the p-value is larger than the significance value. C) No, there is not a significant difference between class 1 and 2 as the p-value is greater than the significance value. D) We cannot determine if there is a true difference between class 1 and class 2, more data collection is needed.
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