Consider the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 10

Multiple Choice

Consider the following to answer the question(s) below.
A recent study of two brands of golf balls was undertaken to determine whether there is a difference in the mean distance that the two golf ball brands will fly off the tee. To conduct the test, a robot which swings the club at the same speed and with the same swing pattern each time was used. The following data reflect sample data for a random sample of balls of each brand. We assume that the variances of the two groups are the same.
Brand A: 234 236 230 227 234 233 228 229 230 238
Brand B: 240 236 241 236 239 243 230 239 243 240
-The correct null and alternative hypotheses (assuming Brand A is group 1 and Brand B is group 2) are

• A) H0 : µ1 - µ2 = 0 and HA : µ1 - µ2 ≠ 0.
• B) H0 : µ1 - µ2 = 0 and HA : µ1 - µ2 > 0.
• C) H0 : µ1 - µ2 = 0 and HA : µ1 - µ2 < 0.
• D) H0 : µ1 - µ2 < 0 and HA : µ1 - µ2 > 0.
• E) H0 : µ1 - µ2 ≠ 0 and HA : µ1 - µ2 = 0.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different groups, creating a chiral center.

Dextro-

Prefix indicating the right-handed (clockwise) configuration of a chiral molecule, often used in stereochemistry.

Levorotatory

Relating to a substance that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left.

Optical Activity

The ability of a molecule to rotate plane-polarized light, a property used to distinguish between enantiomers in stereochemistry.