A Local Retail Business Wishes to Determine If There Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

A local retail business wishes to determine if there is a difference in preferred indoor temperature
Between men and women. A random sample of data is collected, with the following results (note:
There are slight differences between Excel and MegaStat output in this test) :
Using a 0.05 level of significance, can we conclude that there is indeed a difference in the
Temperature that men prefer compared to women?
What is the null hypothesis if we assume men to be group 1 and women group 2?

• A) µ1 = µ2, or µd = 0
• B) µ1 ≠ µ2, or µd ≠ 0
• C) µ1 - µ2 ≤ 20
• D) µ1 - µ2 > 20

Calculate probabilities of events based on sample point probabilities.

Understand the concepts and methods involved in experimental research designs.

Identify and explain the placebo effect and its implications in psychological research.

Understand the significance of random assignment and random sampling in experimental research.

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