Two boats, the Prada (Italy) and the Oracle (USA), are competing for a spot in the upcoming America’s Cup race. They race over a part of the course several times. The sample times in minutes for the Prada were as follows: 12.9, 12.5, 11.0, 13.3, 11.2, 11.4, 11.6, 12.3, 14.2, and 11.3. The sample times in minutes for the Oracle were as follows: 14.1, 14.1, 14.2, 17.4, 15.8, 16.7, 16.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.6, 10.8, and 19.0. For data analysis, the appropriate test is the t test: two-sample assuming unequal variances. Hypothesis Test: Independent Groups (t test, unequal variance)                   Prada Oracle             12.170 14.875 mean           1.056 2.208 std. dev.           10 12 n                             16 df             -2.7050 difference (Prada - Oracle)         0.7196 standard error of difference         0 hypothesized difference                         -3.76  t             .0017  p-value (two-tailed)                           -4.2304 confidence interval 95% lower         -1.1796 confidence interval 95% upper                     1.5254 margin of error                     The previous table shows the results of this independent t test. At the .05 significance level, can you conclude that there is a difference in their mean times? Explain these results to a person who knows about the t test for a single sample but who is unfamiliar with the t test for independent means.

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  1. Two boats, the Prada (Italy) and the Oracle (USA), are competing for a spot in the upcoming America’s Cup race. They race over a part of the course several times. The sample times in minutes for the Prada were as follows: 12.9, 12.5, 11.0, 13.3, 11.2, 11.4, 11.6, 12.3, 14.2, and 11.3. The sample times in minutes for the Oracle were as follows: 14.1, 14.1, 14.2, 17.4, 15.8, 16.7, 16.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.6, 10.8, and 19.0. For data analysis, the appropriate test is the t test: two-sample assuming unequal variances.

Hypothesis Test: Independent Groups (t test, unequal variance)

               
 

Prada

Oracle

         
 

12.170

14.875

mean

       
 

1.056

2.208

std. dev.

       
 

10

12

n

       
               
   

16

df

       
   

-2.7050

difference (Prada - Oracle)

   
   

0.7196

standard error of difference

   
   

0

hypothesized difference

   
               
   

-3.76

 t

       
   

.0017

 p-value (two-tailed)

     
               
   

-4.2304

confidence interval 95% lower

   
   

-1.1796

confidence interval 95% upper

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

1.5254

margin of error

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The previous table shows the results of this independent t test. At the .05 significance level, can you conclude that there is a difference in their mean times? Explain these results to a person who knows about the t test for a single sample but who is unfamiliar with the t test for independent means.

 

 

*The are way you can determine there is a difference in mean times by the p-value (.0017) is less than the significance level of .05. A t-test for independent means is used when we want to know the difference between the populations, the two populations or variance are independent the variance cannot be a part of both groups. The t-test for a single sample compare the mean of a single sample, determining if the sample mean is significantly different from the significant value. With a t-test for independent means compares the mean of one group to the other group. So, in this example we are comparing the independent means of the two groups, the p-value is less than the significance level of .05 so it is very unlikely and we reject the null hypothesis and go with the alternative hypothesis.

 

*Is my explination(* the stared paragraph) correct? 

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