On a test of motor coordination, the population of average bowlers has a mean score of 24, with a standard deviation of 6. A random sample of 30 bowlers at Bubba’s Bowling Alley has a sample mean of 26. A second random sample of 30 bowlers, at Babette’s Bowling Alley, has a mean of 18. Using the .05 criterion and both tails of the sampling distribution, decide if each sample represents the population of average bowlers.

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Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.4: Distributions Of Data
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On a test of motor coordination, the population of average bowlers has a mean score of 24, with a standard deviation of 6. A random sample of 30 bowlers at Bubba’s Bowling Alley has a sample mean of 26. A second random sample of 30 bowlers, at Babette’s Bowling Alley, has a mean of 18. Using the .05 criterion and both tails of the sampling distribution, decide if each sample represents the population of average bowlers. 

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