What is the critical value? What is the lower bound of the confidence interval? What can she conclude about the difference in empathy between the two groups?

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A researcher is interested in examining the effect of emotions on those that are convicted of a crime while under the age of 15.  She decides to compare the empathy quotient (EQ) scores of those convicted of violent crimes to those convicted of non-violent crimes.  A random sample of 35 violent offenders had a mean score of 33.5 and a standard deviation of 3.2, and another sample of 46 non-violent offenders had a mean of 37 and a standard deviation of 3.8.  Also, suppose that equal variance cannot be assumed, but the populations are normal.  If a higher EQ score indicated increased empathy, construct a 95% confidence interval for the difference in means.

What is the critical value?

What is the lower bound of the confidence interval?

What can she conclude about the difference in empathy between the two groups?

 
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