Test the Hypothesis That $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 }$

question 93

Essay

Test the hypothesis that $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 }$ . Two samples are randomly selected from each population. The sample statistics are given below. Use $\alpha = 0.05$ .
$$\begin{array} { l c } \mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = 50 & \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 60 \\\overline { \mathrm { x } } 1 = 26 & \overline { \mathrm { x } _ { 2 } } = 24 \\\mathrm {~s} _ { 1 } = 1.5 & \mathrm {~s} _ { 2 } = 1.9\end{array}$$

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