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10.1 Exercise 2

Avg difficulty 2.5

Two samples are shown in the table. Both have normal distributions. The means for the two populations are thought to be the same. Is there a difference in the means? Test at the 5 percent level of significance.

Sample Size Sample Mean Sample Standard Deviation
Population A 25 5 1
Population B 16 4.7 1.2

OpenStax Statistics, 10.1 Two Population Means with Unknown Standard Deviations, exercise 2

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