You are interested in testing whether the average age of household heads is higher in the suburbs than in inner city neighbourhoods. A survey is conducted, and the following results are obtained. In the suburbs, the household heads of the 45 households surveyed had a mean age of 44 with a standard deviation of 15. In the inner city, the mean age of the 40 household heads surveyed was 38 with a standard deviation of 13. Assuming that the populations from which these samples were drawn have equal variances, can you conclude that the difference between the two means is significant at the 95% level of confidence? (a) Write in words and symbols the null and research hypotheses. (b) Assuming the variances of the populations are equal, calculate the value of the Pooled Variance Estimate (PVE). (c) Calculate the value of the standard error for the difference between the two means.
You are interested in testing whether the average age of household heads is higher in the suburbs than in inner city neighbourhoods. A survey is conducted, and the following results are obtained. In the suburbs, the household heads of the 45 households surveyed had a mean age of 44 with a standard deviation of 15. In the inner city, the mean age of the 40 household heads surveyed was 38 with a standard deviation of 13. Assuming that the populations from which these samples were drawn have equal variances, can you conclude that the difference between the two means is significant at the 95% level of confidence?
(a) Write in words and symbols the null and research hypotheses.
(b) Assuming the variances of the populations are equal, calculate the value of the Pooled Variance Estimate (PVE).
(c) Calculate the value of the standard error for the difference between the two means.
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