Recently, a Local Newspaper Reported That Part Time Students Are

question 69

Essay

Recently, a local newspaper reported that part time students are older than full time students. In order to test the validity of its statement, two independent samples of students were selected.
a.Give the hypotheses for the above.
b.Determine the degrees of freedom.
c.Compute the test statistic.
d.At 95% confidence, test to determine whether or not the average age of part time students is significantly more than full time students.

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Claim

A statement or assertion based on assumptions or possibilities, not necessarily on facts or reality.

Deductive Argument

A type of logical argument in which the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises if they are true.

Valid

In logic, a term describing an argument where, if the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true.

Argument Form

The structure or pattern of reasoning used in constructing a logical argument.