State What the Given Confidence Interval Suggests About the Two

question 3

Multiple Choice

State what the given confidence interval suggests about the two population means.
-A researcher was interested in comparing the amount of time spent watching television by women and by men. Independent simple random samples of 14 women and 17 men were selected and each person was asked how
Many hours he or she had watched television during the previous week. The summary statistics are as follows. $\begin{array}{r|r}\quad \text { Women } & \text { Men } \\\bar{x}_{1}=12.7 \mathrm{hr} & \bar{x}_{2}=16.4 \mathrm{hr} \\\mathrm{s}_{1}=4.3 \mathrm{hr} & \mathrm{s}_{2}=4.9 \mathrm{hr} \\\mathrm{n}_{1}=14 & \mathrm{n}_{2}=17\end{array}$ Construct a 95% confidence interval for $\mu _ { 1 } - \mu _ { 2 }$ the difference between the mean amount of time spent Watching television for women and the mean amount of time spent watching television for men.

• A) \(- 7.13\) hrs \(< \mu _ { 1 } - \mu _ { 2 } < - 0.27\) hrs
• B) \(- 6.55 \mathrm { hrs } < \mu _ { 1 } - \mu _ { 2 } < - 0.85 \mathrm { hrs }\)
• C) \(- 7.41 \mathrm { hrs } < \mu _ { 1 } - \mu _ { 2 } < 0.01 \mathrm { hrs }\)
• D) \(- 7.25 \mathrm { hrs } < \mu _ { 1 } - \mu _ { 2 } < - 0.15 \mathrm { hrs }\)

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly presented together, eventually eliciting the same response.

Operant Behavior

Behavior that is controlled by consequences, including reinforcement or punishment, which alter the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

Acquisition

The process of acquiring new information or learning new behaviors.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response, typically as a result of the discontinuation of reinforcement.