The following data represent soil water content (percentage of water by volume) for independent random samples of soil taken from two experimental fields growing bell peppers. Soil water content from field 1: X₁; n = 72 15.3 11.3 10.2 10.8 16.6 8.3 9.1 12.3 9.1 14.3 9.5 9.6 11.3 14.0 11.3 10.7 16.1 10.2 15.2 8.9 15.6 11.2 13.8 9.0 8.4 9.6 11.4 8.4 8.0 14.1 11.5 13.1 14.7 12.5 10.2 11.8 8.2 12.0 13.9 11.6 16.0 10.9 13.2 13.8 14.6 10.2 11.0 12.7 10.3 10.8 11.0 12.6 10.8 9.6 11.5 10.6 11.7 10.1 9.7 9.7 11.2 9.8 10.3 11.9 9.7 11.3 10.4 12.0 11.0 10.7 8.9 11.2 Soil water content from field II: x; m₂ = 80 12.1 10.3 13.6 8.1 13.5 7.8 11.8 7.7 8.1 9.2 14.1 8.9 13.9 7.5 12.6 7.3 14.9 12.2 7.6 8.9 13.9 8.4 13.4 7.1 12.4 7.6 9.9 26.0 7.3 7.4 14.3 8.4 13.2 7.3 11.3 7.5 9.7 12.3 6.9 7.6 13.8 7.5 13.3 8.0 11.3 6.8 7.4 11.7 11.8 7.7 12.6 7.7 13.2 13.9 10.4 12.9 7.6 10.7 10.7 10.9 12.5 11.3 10.7 13.2 8.9 12.9 7.7 9.7 9.7 11.4 11.9 13.4 9.2 13.4 8.8 11.9 7.1 8.6 14.0 14.1 LUSE SALT (a) Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to calculate x₁, S1, x2, and sz. (Round your answers to four decimal places.) X1 = S₁ = X₂ = S₂ = (b) Let u be the population mean for x and let z be the population mean for x. Find a 95% confidence interval for μ1-2. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit
The following data represent soil water content (percentage of water by volume) for independent random samples of soil taken from two experimental fields growing bell peppers. Soil water content from field 1: X₁; n = 72 15.3 11.3 10.2 10.8 16.6 8.3 9.1 12.3 9.1 14.3 9.5 9.6 11.3 14.0 11.3 10.7 16.1 10.2 15.2 8.9 15.6 11.2 13.8 9.0 8.4 9.6 11.4 8.4 8.0 14.1 11.5 13.1 14.7 12.5 10.2 11.8 8.2 12.0 13.9 11.6 16.0 10.9 13.2 13.8 14.6 10.2 11.0 12.7 10.3 10.8 11.0 12.6 10.8 9.6 11.5 10.6 11.7 10.1 9.7 9.7 11.2 9.8 10.3 11.9 9.7 11.3 10.4 12.0 11.0 10.7 8.9 11.2 Soil water content from field II: x; m₂ = 80 12.1 10.3 13.6 8.1 13.5 7.8 11.8 7.7 8.1 9.2 14.1 8.9 13.9 7.5 12.6 7.3 14.9 12.2 7.6 8.9 13.9 8.4 13.4 7.1 12.4 7.6 9.9 26.0 7.3 7.4 14.3 8.4 13.2 7.3 11.3 7.5 9.7 12.3 6.9 7.6 13.8 7.5 13.3 8.0 11.3 6.8 7.4 11.7 11.8 7.7 12.6 7.7 13.2 13.9 10.4 12.9 7.6 10.7 10.7 10.9 12.5 11.3 10.7 13.2 8.9 12.9 7.7 9.7 9.7 11.4 11.9 13.4 9.2 13.4 8.8 11.9 7.1 8.6 14.0 14.1 LUSE SALT (a) Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to calculate x₁, S1, x2, and sz. (Round your answers to four decimal places.) X1 = S₁ = X₂ = S₂ = (b) Let u be the population mean for x and let z be the population mean for x. Find a 95% confidence interval for μ1-2. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) lower limit
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The following data represent soil water content (percentage of water by volume) for independent random
samples of soil taken from two experimental fields growing bell peppers.
Soil water content from field 1: X₁; m = 72
15.3 11.3 10.2 10.8 16.6 8.3 9.1 12.3 9.1 14.3
10.7 16.1 10.2 15.2 8.9
9.5
9.6 11.3 14.0 11.3
15.6 11.2 13.8 9.0 8.4
8.2 12.0 13.9 11.6 16.0
9.6 11.4 8.4 8.0 14.1 10.9 13.2 13.8 14.6 10.2
11.5 13.1 14.7 12.5 10.2 11.8 11.0 12.7 10.3 10.8
11.0 12.6 10.8 9.6 11.5 10.6 11.7 10.1 9.7 9.7
11.2 9.8 10.3 11.9 9.7 11.3 10.4 12.0 11.0 10.7
8.9 11.2
Soil water content from field II: xz; m2 = 80
12.1 10.3 13.6
8.1 13.5 7.8 11.8 7.7 8.1 9.2
14.1 8.9 13.9
7.5 12.6
7.3 14.9 12.2 7.6 8.9
7.1 12.4
7.6 9.9 26.0 7.3 7.4
13.9 8.4 13.4
14.3 8.4 13.2
13.8 7.5 13.3 8.0 11.3
7.3 11.3
7.5
9.7 12.3 6.9 7.6
6.8
7.4 11.7 11.8 7.7
12.6 7.7 13.2 13.9 10.4 12.9
7.6 10.7 10.7 10.9
12.5 11.3 10.7 13.2 8.9 12.9
7.7 9.7 9.7 11.4
11.9 13.4 9.2 13.4 8.8 11.9 7.1 8.6 14.0 14.1
(a) Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to calculate x₁, S₁, x2, and sz. (Round your
answers to four decimal places.)
X1 =
S₁ =
X₂ =
USE SALT
S₂ =
1
(b) Let u be the population mean for x, and let 2 be the population mean for x₂. Find a 95% confidence
interval for μ1-μ 2. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
lower limit
upper limit](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fff072a7d-17de-4b51-9c55-f2704da35c92%2F0d4780ee-f996-4494-91e4-7ee8f562e4e5%2F8vguigd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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The following data represent soil water content (percentage of water by volume) for independent random
samples of soil taken from two experimental fields growing bell peppers.
Soil water content from field 1: X₁; m = 72
15.3 11.3 10.2 10.8 16.6 8.3 9.1 12.3 9.1 14.3
10.7 16.1 10.2 15.2 8.9
9.5
9.6 11.3 14.0 11.3
15.6 11.2 13.8 9.0 8.4
8.2 12.0 13.9 11.6 16.0
9.6 11.4 8.4 8.0 14.1 10.9 13.2 13.8 14.6 10.2
11.5 13.1 14.7 12.5 10.2 11.8 11.0 12.7 10.3 10.8
11.0 12.6 10.8 9.6 11.5 10.6 11.7 10.1 9.7 9.7
11.2 9.8 10.3 11.9 9.7 11.3 10.4 12.0 11.0 10.7
8.9 11.2
Soil water content from field II: xz; m2 = 80
12.1 10.3 13.6
8.1 13.5 7.8 11.8 7.7 8.1 9.2
14.1 8.9 13.9
7.5 12.6
7.3 14.9 12.2 7.6 8.9
7.1 12.4
7.6 9.9 26.0 7.3 7.4
13.9 8.4 13.4
14.3 8.4 13.2
13.8 7.5 13.3 8.0 11.3
7.3 11.3
7.5
9.7 12.3 6.9 7.6
6.8
7.4 11.7 11.8 7.7
12.6 7.7 13.2 13.9 10.4 12.9
7.6 10.7 10.7 10.9
12.5 11.3 10.7 13.2 8.9 12.9
7.7 9.7 9.7 11.4
11.9 13.4 9.2 13.4 8.8 11.9 7.1 8.6 14.0 14.1
(a) Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to calculate x₁, S₁, x2, and sz. (Round your
answers to four decimal places.)
X1 =
S₁ =
X₂ =
USE SALT
S₂ =
1
(b) Let u be the population mean for x, and let 2 be the population mean for x₂. Find a 95% confidence
interval for μ1-μ 2. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
lower limit
upper limit
![(e) Use x = 0.01 to test the claim that the population mean soil water content of the first field is higher
than that of the second.
(i) What is the level of significance?
State the null and alternate hypotheses.
Ho: μ γ # μ z M: μη=μή
1
μl 2; H₁: μ 1 # μl 2
H₂:μ ₁ = μ₂; H₁ H1> H ₂
Ho:μι = με Ημι<με
(ii) What sampling distribution will you use? What assumptions are you making?
The standard normal. We assume that both population distributions are approximately normal with
known standard deviations. The Student's t. We assume that both population distributions are
approximately normal with unknown standard deviations. The Student's t. We assume that both
population distributions are approximately normal with known standard deviations. The standard
normal. We assume that both population distributions are approximately normal with unknown standard
deviations.
(iii) Find (or estimate) the P-value.
P-value > 0.250 0.125 < P-value < 0.250
0.005 < P-value < 0.025 P-value < 0.005
What is the value of the sample test statistic? Compute the corresponding z or t value as appropriate.
(Test the difference μ 1-μ2. Do not use rounded values. Round your answer to three decimal places.)
H₂:44 1 =
0.050 < P-value < 0.125
0.025 < P-value < 0.050
Sketch the sampling distribution and show the area corresponding to the P-value.
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Transcribed Image Text:(e) Use x = 0.01 to test the claim that the population mean soil water content of the first field is higher
than that of the second.
(i) What is the level of significance?
State the null and alternate hypotheses.
Ho: μ γ # μ z M: μη=μή
1
μl 2; H₁: μ 1 # μl 2
H₂:μ ₁ = μ₂; H₁ H1> H ₂
Ho:μι = με Ημι<με
(ii) What sampling distribution will you use? What assumptions are you making?
The standard normal. We assume that both population distributions are approximately normal with
known standard deviations. The Student's t. We assume that both population distributions are
approximately normal with unknown standard deviations. The Student's t. We assume that both
population distributions are approximately normal with known standard deviations. The standard
normal. We assume that both population distributions are approximately normal with unknown standard
deviations.
(iii) Find (or estimate) the P-value.
P-value > 0.250 0.125 < P-value < 0.250
0.005 < P-value < 0.025 P-value < 0.005
What is the value of the sample test statistic? Compute the corresponding z or t value as appropriate.
(Test the difference μ 1-μ2. Do not use rounded values. Round your answer to three decimal places.)
H₂:44 1 =
0.050 < P-value < 0.125
0.025 < P-value < 0.050
Sketch the sampling distribution and show the area corresponding to the P-value.
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