Suppose the test in part b was conducted with the alternative hypothesis Ha: (μ1 – μ2) > 0. How would your answer to part b change? Test the null hypothesis H0: (μ1 – μ2) = 25 versus Ha: (μ1 – μ2) ≠ 25. Give the significance level and interpret the result. Compare your answer to the test conducted in part b. What assumptions are necessary to ensure the validity of the inferential procedures applied in parts a-d?

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In order to compare the means of two populations, independent random samples of 400 observations are selected from each population, with the following results: x1 and x2 are sample means; s1 and s2 are sample deviations.

Sample 1 Sample 2
X1 = 6,275 X2 =  6,840
S1 =  350 S2 =  250
  1. Use a 99% confidence interval to estimate the difference between the population means (μ1 – μ2). Interpret the confidence interval.
  2. Test the null hypothesis H0: (μ1 – μ2) = 0 versus the alternative hypothesis Ha: ((μ1 – μ2) ≠ 0. Give the significance level of the test and interpret the result.
  3. Suppose the test in part b was conducted with the alternative hypothesis Ha: (μ1 – μ2) > 0. How would your answer to part b change?
  4. Test the null hypothesis H0: (μ1 – μ2) = 25 versus Ha: (μ1 – μ2) ≠ 25. Give the significance level and interpret the result. Compare your answer to the test conducted in part b.
  5. What assumptions are necessary to ensure the validity of the inferential procedures applied in parts a-d?

 

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