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Chapter 8.2, Problem 20E

Testing the Difference Between Two Means in Exercises 13–22, (a) identify the claim and state H₀ and H_a, (b) find the critical value(s) and identify the rejection region(s), (c) find the standardized test statistic t, (d) decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis, and (e) interpret the decision in the context of the original claim. Assume the samples are random and independent, and the populations are normally distributed.

Chapter 8.2, Problem 20E, Testing the Difference Between Two Means in Exercises 1322, (a) identify the claim and state H0 and , example 1 20. Tensile Strength An engineer wants to compare the tensile strengths of steel bars that are produced using a conventional method and an experimental method. (The tensile strength of a metal is a measure of its ability to resist tearing when pulled lengthwise.) To do so, the engineer randomly selects steel bars that are manufactured using each method and records the tensile strengths (in newtons per square millimeter) listed below.

Experimental Method:

Chapter 8.2, Problem 20E, Testing the Difference Between Two Means in Exercises 1322, (a) identify the claim and state H0 and , example 2

Conventional Method:

Chapter 8.2, Problem 20E, Testing the Difference Between Two Means in Exercises 1322, (a) identify the claim and state H0 and , example 3

At α = 0.10, can the engineer support the claim that the experimental method produces steel with a greater mean tensile strength? Assume the population variances are not equal.

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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Solution Summary: The author states that the experimental method produces steel with a greater mean tensile strength. The alternative hypothesis indicates the claim.

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