(See Steps) A group of 17 ninth-grade students selected on the basis of an expressed "interest" in science were given a test measuring their knowledge of
Question: A group of 17 ninth-grade students selected on the basis of an expressed "interest" in science were given a test measuring their knowledge of basic scientific concepts. The test was constructed to yield a normal distribution with a mean for ninth graders equal to 78. ( \[\mu =78\] ) The school counselor wants to know if there is a difference in the performance of these students and all ninth graders.
Given
| \[\overline{X}=84\] | \[\widehat{S}=16\] | N = 17 | \[\alpha =.05\] |
- Identify the appropriate hypotheses (1 point)
b. Compute t (2points)
c. Identify Critical Value (1 point)
d. Decision ( 1 point)
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