The Registrar at a State College Is Interested in Determining

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Essay

The registrar at a state college is interested in determining whether there is a difference of more than one credit hour between male and female students in the average number of credit hours taken during a term.She selected a random sample of 60 male and 60 female students and observed the following sample information.
$\begin{array} { l l l } & \text { Male } & \text { Female } \\\text { Sample Mean } & 13.24 & 14.68 \\\text { Population Std Dev } & 1.2 & 1.56 \\\text { Sample Size } & 60 & 60\end{array}$
Set up the alternative hypothesis to test the claim.

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