A cell phone company offers contract phones and non-contract phones.  In a sample of 40 contract subscribers, the mean yearly income was found to be $57,000 with a standard deviation of $9,200.  In a sample of 30 non-contract phones, the mean yearly income was found to be $53,000 with a standard deviation of $7,100.  At the 1% significance level, is there evidence that the mean annual income level between the two groups is the same?  Include a p-value with your test.

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A cell phone company offers contract phones and non-contract phones.  In a sample of 40 contract subscribers, the mean yearly income was found to be $57,000 with a standard deviation of $9,200.  In a sample of 30 non-contract phones, the mean yearly income was found to be $53,000 with a standard deviation of $7,100.  At the 1% significance level, is there evidence that the mean annual income level between the two groups is the same?  Include a p-value with your test.

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