A random sample of students attending a large university has been selected. Is there a statistically significant difference between Liberal Arts majors and other students in the mean number of books (other than those required by course work) read per year? Use α = .05 and the five-step model to conduct the hypothesis test. Write a sentence or two interpreting your results. Liberal Arts X1 = 16.2 s1 =2.3 N1 =236 Other Students X2 = 13.7 s2 =9.0 N2 =321

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A random sample of students attending a large university has been selected. Is there a statistically significant difference between Liberal Arts majors and other students in the mean number of books (other than those required by course work) read per year? Use α = .05 and the five-step model to conduct the hypothesis test. Write a sentence or two interpreting your results.

Liberal Arts

X1 = 16.2 s1 =2.3 N1 =236

Other Students

X2 = 13.7 s2 =9.0 N2 =321

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