The Cranston Hardware Company Is Interested in Estimating the Difference

question 96

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The Cranston Hardware Company is interested in estimating the difference in the mean purchase for men customers versus women customers.It wishes to estimate this difference using a 95 percent confidence level.Assume that the variances are equal and the populations normally distributed.The following data represent independent samples from each population:
Based on these data,the company can conclude that there is a statistical difference between men and women with regard to mean spending at the hardware store with men tending to spend more on average than women.

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Definitions:

MUb/Pb

A concept from economics that compares the additional utility gained from consuming one more unit of a good (MUb) to its price (Pb), often used in optimal consumption analysis.

Maximizing Utility

The economic principle that individuals seek to achieve the highest level of satisfaction possible from their consumption of goods and services, given their income and the prices of those goods and services.

Marginal Rate

The rate at which one variable changes with respect to a minute increase in another variable, often used in the context of marginal tax rates or marginal rates of substitution in economics.

Market Basket A

A selected set of goods and services used to monitor changes in price levels over time, often for the purpose of calculating inflation.