Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th Edition)
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Author: Ron Larson, Betsy Farber
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.1.6RE
In Exercises 5–8, test the claim about the difference between two population means μ1 and μ2, at the level of significance α. Assume the samples are random and independent, and the populations are
6. Claim: μ1 = μ2; α = 0.01
Population statistics: σ1 = 52 and σ2 = 68
Sample statistics:
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