Consider the Following Set of Salary Data Calculate the Appropriate Test Statistic for a Test About

question 72

Multiple Choice

Consider the following set of salary data: $\begin{array}{lrr}\hline & \text { Men (1) } & \text { Women (2) } \\\hline \text { Sample Size } & 100 & 80 \\\text { Mean } & \$ 12,850 & \$ 13,000 \\\text { Standard Deviation } & \$ 345 & \$ 500 \\\hline\end{array}$

Calculate the appropriate test statistic for a test about $\mu _ { 1 } ^ { \prime } \mu _ { 2 }$ .

• A) \(z = - 2.45\)
• B) \(z = - 3.02\)
• C) \(z = - 2.28\)
• D) \(z = - 2.81\)

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