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10.1 Exercise 50

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Mean entry-level salaries for college graduates with mechanical engineering degrees and electrical engineering degrees are believed to be approximately the same. A recruiting office thinks that the mean mechanical engineering salary is lower than the mean electrical engineering salary. The recruiting office randomly surveys 50 entry-level mechanical engineers and 60 entry-level electrical engineers. Their mean salaries were $46,100 and $46,700, respectively. Their standard deviations were $3,450 and $4,210, respectively. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine if you agree that the mean entry-level mechanical engineering salary is lower than the mean entry-level electrical engineering salary.

OpenStax Statistics, 10.1 Two Population Means with Unknown Standard Deviations, exercise 50

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