A Psychology Researcher Has a Theory That Predicts Women Will

question 30

Multiple Choice

A psychology researcher has a theory that predicts women will tend to carry more cash than men. A random sample of Ersatz University students revealed that 16 females had a mean of $22.30 in their wallets with a standard deviation of $3.20, while 16 males had a mean of $17.30 with a standard deviation of $9.60. The test statistic for the researcher's hypothesis is:

• A)impossible to determine without knowing α.
• B)1.250.
• C)1.504.
• D)1.976.

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