Questions: Please submit a rough draft of your hypothesis test, including all aspects (see the template from class notes, or the "Inference Test" portion of the outline for the final paper). I will try to give feedback on this submission within 24 hours so that you can correct any errors or oversights before the final version.
female mean =4.53
Variance =0.2481
s D=0.4981
male mean =4.7333
variance =2.0619
s D=1.436
t=-0.423
a=0.05
a=0.05
since t=0.423 is less than t
Transcript text: Please submit a rough draft of your hypothesis test, including all aspects (see the template from class notes, or the "Inference Test" portion of the outline for the final paper). I will try to give feedback on this submission within 24 hours so that you can correct any errors or oversights before the final version.
\[
\begin{array}{l}
\text { female mean }=4.53 \\
\text { Variance }=0.2481 \\
s D=0.4981 \\
\text { male mean }=4.7333 \\
\text { variance }=2.0619 \\
s D=1.436 \\
t=-0.423 \\
a=0.05
\end{array}
\]
\[
\begin{array}{l}
a=0.05 \\
\text { since } \mid t)=0.423 \text { is less than } t
\end{array}
\]
Solution
Solution Steps
To perform a hypothesis test comparing the means of two groups (female and male), we can use a t-test. The steps include:
State the Hypotheses:
Null Hypothesis (\(H_0\)): There is no difference in means (\(\mu_{\text{female}} = \mu_{\text{male}}\)).
Alternative Hypothesis (\(H_a\)): There is a difference in means (\(\mu_{\text{female}} \neq \mu_{\text{male}}\)).
Calculate the Test Statistic: Use the given means, variances, and sample sizes to compute the t-statistic.
Determine the Critical Value: Use the significance level (\(\alpha = 0.05\)) to find the critical t-value from the t-distribution table.
Make a Decision: Compare the calculated t-statistic with the critical t-value to accept or reject the null hypothesis.
Alternative Hypothesis (\(H_a\)): \(\mu_{\text{female}} \neq \mu_{\text{male}}\)
Step 2: Calculate the Test Statistic
The test statistic is calculated as:
\[
t = \frac{\bar{x}_{\text{female}} - \bar{x}_{\text{male}}}{\sqrt{\frac{s_{\text{female}}^2}{n_{\text{female}}} + \frac{s_{\text{male}}^2}{n_{\text{male}}}}}
\]
Substituting the given values:
\[
t = \frac{4.53 - 4.7333}{\sqrt{\frac{0.2481}{30} + \frac{2.0619}{30}}} = -0.7326
\]
Step 3: Determine the Critical Value
Using a significance level of \(\alpha = 0.05\) and degrees of freedom \(df = 29\), the critical t-value is:
\[
t_{\text{critical}} = 2.0452
\]
Step 4: Make a Decision
Compare the absolute value of the test statistic with the critical value:
\[
|t| = 0.7326 < t_{\text{critical}} = 2.0452
\]
Since \(|t|\) is less than \(t_{\text{critical}}\), we fail to reject the null hypothesis.
Final Answer
We fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is not enough evidence to suggest a significant difference in means between females and males at the \(\alpha = 0.05\) level.