In a One-Tailed Hypothesis Test in Which the Null Hypothesis $\mu$

question 3

Multiple Choice

In a one-tailed hypothesis test in which the null hypothesis is $\mu$ ₁ > $\mu$ ₂, sample sizes were 12 for sample 1 and 16 for sample 2.Which of the following statements is true?

• A)If the two populations are normal, with equal standard deviations, we can pool sample standard deviations to estimate the common population standard deviation.
• B)We could use the t distribution with df = 28 to conduct the test.
• C)The sample mean difference can only be approximated.
• D)The p-value for the sample mean difference would necessarily be less than\(\alpha\).

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