In Testing the Difference Between the Means of Two Independent

question 42

True/False

In testing the difference between the means of two independent populations, if neither population is normally distributed, then the sampling distribution of the difference in means will be approximately normal, provided that the sum of the sample sizes obtained from the two populations is at least 30.

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Definitions:

Methyl Glycoside

Glycosides formed by the reaction of a sugar with methanol, where the glycosidic bond is between the sugar and the methyl group.

Galactose

A simple sugar (monosaccharide) that is a constituent of lactose, found in milk.

Haworth Structure

A way to represent cyclic sugars (monosaccharides) in a three-dimensional perspective formula that emphasizes the cyclic structure.

Methyl α-D-Xylofuranoside

A sugar derivative where a methyl group is attached to the anomeric carbon of α-D-xylofuranose.