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Do political science classes require the same amount of writing as history classes? The 59 randomly selected political science classes assigned an average of 15.1 pages of essay writing for the course. The standard deviation for these 59 classes was 4.6 pages. The 56 randomly selected history classes assigned an average of 13 pages of essay writing for the course. The standard deviation for these 56 classes was 5.7 pages. What can be concluded at the αα = 0.10 level of significance?
- The test statistic Correct = Incorrect (please show your answer to 3 decimal places.)
- The p-value = (Please show your answer to 4 decimal places.)
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