Suppose You Want to Test the Claim That $\mu _ { 1 } \neq \mu _ { 2 }$

question 115

Multiple Choice

Suppose you want to test the claim that $\mu _ { 1 } \neq \mu _ { 2 }$ Assume the two samples are random and independent. At a level of significance of α = 0.02, when should you reject H₀?
Population statistics: $\sigma _ { 1 } = 0.76 \text { and } \sigma _ { 2 } = 0.51$ Sample statisticsstatistics: $\overline { \mathrm { x } } 1 = 1.8 , \mathrm { n } _ { 1 } = 51 \text { and } \overline { \mathrm { x } } 2 = 2.2 , \mathrm { n } _ { 2 } = 38$

• A)Reject H₀ if the standardized test statistic is less than -2.33 or greater than 2.33.
• B)Reject H₀ if the standardized test statistic is less than -1.96 or greater than 1.96.
• C)Reject H₀ if the standardized test statistic is less than -1.645 or greater than 1.645.
• D)Reject H₀ if the standardized test statistic is less than -2.575 or greater than 2.575.

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