Accounting Today identified the top accounting firms in 10 geographic regions across the United States. All 10 regions reported growth in 2014. The Southeast and Gulf Coast regions reported growth of 12.36% and 5.8%, respectively. A characteristic description of the accounting firms in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions included the number of partners in the firm. The file AccountingPartners3 contains the number of partners. (Data extracted from bit.ly/1BoMzsv) Assuming that the population variances from both offices are equal, at the 0.10 level of significance, is there evidence of a difference between Southeast region accounting firms and Gulf Coast accounting firms with respect to the mean number of partners? Referring to Table 10-1, judging from the way the data were collected, which test would likely be most appropriate to employ?   Question 1 options:   1)  F test for the ratio of two variances   2)  Separate-variance t test for the difference between two means   3)  Pooled-variance t test for the difference between two means   4)  Paired t test

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
6th Edition
ISBN:9781119256830
Author:Amos Gilat
Publisher:Amos Gilat
Chapter1: Starting With Matlab
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1P
icon
Related questions
Question
 

 

Accounting Today identified the top accounting firms in 10 geographic regions across the United States. All 10 regions reported growth in 2014. The Southeast and Gulf Coast regions reported growth of 12.36% and 5.8%, respectively. A characteristic description of the accounting firms in the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions included the number of partners in the firm. The file AccountingPartners3 contains the number of partners. (Data extracted from bit.ly/1BoMzsv)

Assuming that the population variances from both offices are equal, at the 0.10 level of significance, is there evidence of a difference between Southeast region accounting firms and Gulf Coast accounting firms with respect to the mean number of partners?
Referring to Table 10-1, judging from the way the data were collected, which test would likely be most appropriate to employ?
 

Question 1 options:

 

1) 

F test for the ratio of two variances
 

2) 

Separate-variance t test for the difference between two means
 

3) 

Pooled-variance t test for the difference between two means
 

4) 

Paired test

 

Time Location
1.48
1
1.75
1
0.78
1
2.85
1
0.52
1
1.60
1
4.15
1
3.97
1
1.48
1
3.10
1
1.02
1
0.53
1
0.93
1
1.60
1
0.80
1
1.05
1
6.32
1
3.93
1
5.45
1
0.97
1
7.55
2
3.75
2
0.10
2
1.10
2
0.60
2
0.52
2
3.30
2
2.10
0.58
2
4.02
2
3.75
2
0.65
2
1.92
0.60
2
1.53
2
4.23
0.08
1.48
2
1.65
2
0.72|
2
Transcribed Image Text:Time Location 1.48 1 1.75 1 0.78 1 2.85 1 0.52 1 1.60 1 4.15 1 3.97 1 1.48 1 3.10 1 1.02 1 0.53 1 0.93 1 1.60 1 0.80 1 1.05 1 6.32 1 3.93 1 5.45 1 0.97 1 7.55 2 3.75 2 0.10 2 1.10 2 0.60 2 0.52 2 3.30 2 2.10 0.58 2 4.02 2 3.75 2 0.65 2 1.92 0.60 2 1.53 2 4.23 0.08 1.48 2 1.65 2 0.72| 2
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

Blurred answer
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
Statistics
ISBN:
9781119256830
Author:
Amos Gilat
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305251809
Author:
Jay L. Devore
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305504912
Author:
Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Statistics
ISBN:
9780134683416
Author:
Ron Larson, Betsy Farber
Publisher:
PEARSON
The Basic Practice of Statistics
The Basic Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319042578
Author:
David S. Moore, William I. Notz, Michael A. Fligner
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319013387
Author:
David S. Moore, George P. McCabe, Bruce A. Craig
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman