Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a test of 2 independent groups. The population standard deviations are not known. it is a two-tailed test. Let μ1 be average size of farms in Indiana County, Pennsylvania and μ2 be the average size of farms in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
The random variable is μ1 - μ2 = difference in the average size of the farms in Indiana County and the average size of the farms in Greene County.
We would set up the hypothesis.
The null hypothesis is
H0 : μ1 = μ2 H0 : μ1 - μ2 = 0
The alternative hypothesis is
H1 : μ1 ≠ μ2 H1 : μ1 - μ2 ≠ 0
Since sample standard deviation is known, we would determine the test statistic by using the t test. The formula is
(μ1 - μ2)/√(s1²/n1 + s2²/n2)
From the information given,
μ1 = 191
μ2 = 199
s1 = 38
s2 = 12
n1 = 8
n2 = 10
t = (191 - 199)/√(38²/8 + 12²/10)
t = - 0.57
The formula for determining the degree of freedom is
df = [s1²/n1 + s2²/n2]²/(1/n1 - 1)(s1²/n1)² + (1/n2 - 1)(s2²/n2)²
df = [38²/8 + 12²/10]²/[(1/8 - 1)(38²/8)² + (1/10 - 1)(12²/10)²] = 37986.01/4677.36142857143
df = 8
We would determine the probability value from the t test calculator. It becomes
p value = 0.58
Let us assume a significance level of 0.05
Since alpha, 0.05 < than the p value, 0.58, then we would accept the null hypothesis. Therefore, at a significance level of 5%, there is not sufficient evidence to conclude that the average size of the farms in Indiana County and the average size of the farms in Greene County are different.
