Preliminary Data Analyses Indicate That It Is Reasonable to Use

question 58

Essay

Preliminary data analyses indicate that it is reasonable to use a t-test to carry out the specified hypothesis test. Performthe t-test using the P-value approach.
-A test of sobriety involves measuring a subject's motor skills. The mean score for men who are sober is known to be 35.0. A researcher would like to perform a hypothesis test to determine whether the mean score for sober women differs from 35.0. Twenty randomly selected sober women take the test and produce a mean score of 41.0 with a standard deviation of 3.7. Perform the hypothesis test at the 0.01 level of significance.

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