18 prisoners were randomly selected for burglary convictions. 10 White prisoners and 8 Black prisoners. Test the null hypothesis that there is no difference in respect to prison sentencing lengths. Make a decision and calculate on the following information: White prisoners: N1 = 10; X1 = 4.30; and s1x2 = 2.01. Black prisoners: N2= 8; X2 = 5.00 and S2x2 = 2.50. The Alpha is at .05.

18 prisoners were randomly selected for burglary convictions. 10 White prisoners and 8 Black prisoners. Test the null hypothesis that there is no difference in respect to prison sentencing lengths. Make a decision and calculate on the following information: White prisoners: N1 = 10; X1 = 4.30; and s1x2 = 2.01. Black prisoners: N2= 8; X2 = 5.00 and S2x2 = 2.50. The Alpha is at .05.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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