1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
pantera1 [17]
3 years ago
12

The local branch of the Internal Revenue Service spent an average of 21 minutes helping each of 10 people prepare their tax retu

rns. The standard deviation was 5.6 minutes. A volunteer tax preparer spent an average of 27 minutes helping 14 people prepare their taxes. The standard deviation was 4.3 minutes. At α = 0.02, is there a difference in the average time spent by the two services? Find the 98% confidence interval for the two means.
a. State the hypotheses and identify the claim.
b. Find the critical value(s).
c. Compute the test value.
d. Make the decision.
Mathematics
1 answer:
AURORKA [14]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The confidence Interval is [- 0.7053  10.4521]

a: The  hypotheses  are

H0: μ1=μ2    against the claim Ha :μ1≠μ2

b. The critical value for t∝/2 for 17 d.f  t > 2.508 and  t < -2.111

c. t= -2.8422

d. The calculated value of t= -2.8422 is less than t < -2.11 the critical value therefore we reject H0 and conclude there is a difference between the two means.

Step-by-step explanation:

When the standard deviations are not the same then the confidence intervals for mean differences are calculated as

(x1`-x2`)- t∝/2 √s1²/n1 + s2²/n2 < u1-u2 < (x1`-x2`)+ t∝/2 √s1²/n1 + s2²/n2

x1`= 21        x2`= 27

n1=  10       n2= 14

s1= 5.6       s2= 4.3

The degrees of freedom is calculated using

υ = [s₁²/n1 + s₂²/n2]²/ (s₁²/n1 )²/ n1-1 + (s₂²/n2)²/n2-1

= 17

The t∝/2 for 17 d.f = 2.11

Putting the values

(x1`-x2`)- t∝/2 √s1²/n1 + s2²/n2 < u1-u2 < (x1`-x2`)+ t∝/2 √s1²/n1 + s2²/n2

(21-27) - 2.11√5.6²/10+ 4.3²/14 < u1-u2 <(21-27)  +2.11√5.6²/10+4.3²/14

6- 2.11*2.111 < u1-u2 <  ( 6 )  +2.11*2.111

6- 4.4521 < u1-u2 <  ( 6 )  +5.294

- 1.5479 < u1-u2 <  10.4521

The confidence Interval is [- 0.7053  10.4521]

a: The  hypotheses  are

H0: μ1=μ2    against the claim Ha :μ1≠μ2

The claim is that there is a difference in the average time spent by the two services

b. The critical value for t∝/2 for 17 d.f  t > 2.508 and  t < -2.111

The degrees of freedom is calculated using

υ = [s₁²/n1 + s₂²/n2]²/ (s₁²/n1 )²/ n1-1 + (s₂²/n2)²/n2-1

= 17

c. The test statistic is

t= (x1`-x2`)  /√s1²/n1 + s2²/n2

t= (21-27)  /√5.6²/10+ 4.3²/14

t= -6/2.111

t= -2.8422

d. The calculated value of t= -2.8422 is less than t < -2.11 the critical value therefore we reject H0 and conclude there is a difference between the two means.

You might be interested in
A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. if its length is increase by 4 cm and its width is decreased by 3 cm, the new rectan
strojnjashka [21]
Now the width is w.
It's twice as long as wide, so now the length is 2w.

If the length is increased by 4 cm, the length will be 2w + 4.
The width is decreased by 3 cm, so the width will be w - 3.

The are of the new rectangle is 100 cm^2.

area = length * width

area = (2w + 4)(w - 3)

The area of the new rectangle is 100, so we get

(2w + 4)((w - 3) = 100

2w^2 - 6w + 4w - 12 = 100

2w^2 - 2w - 112 = 0

w^2 - w - 56 = 0

(w - 8)(w + 7) = 0

w - 8 = 0   or   w + 7 = 0

w = 8   or   w = -7

A width cannot be negative, so discard w = -7.

w = 8

The width is 8 cm.
The length is twice the width, so the length is 16 cm.
5 0
3 years ago
If parallelogram RSTV has diagonals then RSTV must also be a _______. square and a rectangle rhombus and a rectangle rhombus rec
andrew11 [14]
<span>a rectangle rhombus(parallelogram) since even a parallelogram has diagonals</span>
5 0
3 years ago
The table shows the price of strawberries this week at The Produce Place.
Marat540 [252]

Answer:

  The constant of proportionality is 2.50

Step-by-step explanation:

For a weight of 1 lb, the price is $2.50, so the price in dollars is related to the weight in pounds by the constant 2.50.

The constant of proportionality is 2.50 (dollars per pound).

8 0
2 years ago
A park is 4 times as it is wide. If the distance around the park is 12.5 kilometers what is the area of the park
MaRussiya [10]

Answer:

6.25 km

Step-by-step explanation:

Here is the correct question: A park is 4 times as long as it is wide. If the distance around the park is 12.5 kilometers, what is the area of the park?

Given: Perimeter (Distance) of the park= 12.5 km

Considering park is in rectangular shape.  

Let the width of park be x

∴ as given length will be 4x.

Formula for perimeter of rectangle =2\times (length + width)

Perimeter is given 12.5 km

⇒ 12.5= 2\times (4x+x)

⇒ 12.5= 10x

∴ x= 1.25 km, which means width is 1.25 km and length is 5 km.

Now, finding the area of park

Formula; Area of rectangle= length\times width

∴ Area of rectangle= 5\times 1.25 = 6.25 km

∴Area of park will be 6.25 km.

6 0
3 years ago
Hellohello, if you able to help me then please do. (:
madreJ [45]

Answer:

true duhh :))

Step-by-step explanation:

7 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • Select the quadratic that has roots x = 8 and x = -5.<br> What is the answer
    12·1 answer
  • What is 36 times 70<br><img src="https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=36%20%5Ctimes%2070" id="TexFormula1" title="36 \times 70" alt="36 \time
    11·2 answers
  • What is the volume of a cube whose side length is 1.8 meters?
    6·1 answer
  • Andrew and Reed are selling fruit as a fundraiser for their soccer team. Customers can buy small boxes of oranges or large boxes
    12·1 answer
  • a spinner marked with four sections blue, green, yellow, and red was spun 100 times. find the experimental probability of landin
    7·1 answer
  • Mariel paid: $15, $13, $35, and $18. Which
    15·1 answer
  • Convert 71.9% to a decimal.<br><br> a. 0.00719<br><br> b. 0.719<br><br> c. 7.19<br><br> d. 0.0719
    10·2 answers
  • Write a solution to the equation x? = 75 two<br> ways:<br> using exponents<br> using radicals
    12·1 answer
  • Answer the question belowwwww
    13·1 answer
  • Q: Form the differential equation representing the family of curves y = a sin (x + b), where a, b are arbitrary constants.​
    11·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!