Joan Has Just Moved into a New Apartment and Wants $\alpha = 0.05$

question 10

Essay

Joan has just moved into a new apartment and wants to purchase a new couch. To determine if there is a difference between the average prices of couches at two different stores, she collects the following data. Test the hypothesis that there is no difference in the average price. Use $\alpha = 0.05$ .
$\begin{array}{ll}\hline \text { Store 1 } & \text { Store 2 } \\\hline \bar{X}_{1}=\$ 650 & \bar{X}_{2}=\$ 680 \\\sigma_{1}=\$ 43 & \sigma_{2}=\$ 52 \\n_{1}=42 & n_{2}=45\end{array}$

Identify the independent variable in regression analysis.

Interpret regression equations and predict outcomes based on given variables.

Understand the concept of the standard error of estimate in regression.

Understand the relationship between the regression line, SSR, SSE, and the total sum of squares.

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