(See Solution) A science teacher suggests that the mean scores on a science assessment test for nine-year-old boys and girls are equal. If the mean score
Question: A science teacher suggests that the mean scores on a science assessment test for nine-year-old boys and girls are equal. If the mean score for 13 randomly selected boys is 232.2 with a standard deviation of 1.3 and the mean score for 15 randomly selected girls is 230 with a standard deviation of 1.4, can you reject the teacher's suggestion? Assume the populations are normally distributed and the variances are equal. Use a = 0.01.
- Write Ho and Ha:
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Determine whether the hypothesis test is a one-tailed or a two-tailed test and
whether to use a z-test or a t-test: - Find the critical value and identify the rejection region.
- Calculate the test statistic.
e. Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis. Interpret the
decision in the context of the original claim.
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