Find the Standardized Test Statistic, T, to Test the Claim $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 }$

question 90

Multiple Choice

Find the standardized test statistic, t, to test the claim that $\mu _ { 1 } = \mu _ { 2 }$ Two samples are random, independent, and come from populations that are normally distributed. The sample statistics are given below. Assume that $\sigma \sigma _ { 1 } ^ { 2 } = \sigma _ { 2 } ^ { 2 }$ $$\begin{array} { l l } \mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = 14 & \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 12 \\\overline { \mathrm { x } _ { 1 } } = 14 & \overline { \mathrm { x } 2 } = 15 \\\mathrm {~s} _ { 1 } = 2.5 & \mathrm {~s} _ { 2 } = 2.8\end{array}$$

• A)-0.962
• B)-0.813
• C)-1.326
• D)-1.101

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