An admissions officer wanted to know if there was a difference in mean GPA between college sophomores who lived on-campus or off-campus. One-hundred college sophomores who lived on- campus were randomly selected and their GPA's were compared with one-hundred different college sophomores who lived off campus. The college sophomores who lived on campus had a mean GPA of 3.27 with a standard deviation of .23, while the college sophomores who lived off campus had a mean GPA of 2.95 with a standard deviation of .29. Which of the 'big five' parameters is this scenario? What is the value of the sample statistic?

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An admissions officer wanted to know if there was a difference in mean GPA between college
sophomores who lived on-campus or off-campus. One-hundred college sophomores who lived on-
campus were randomly selected and their GPA's were compared with one-hundred different
college sophomores who lived off campus. The college sophomores who lived on campus had a
mean GPA of 3.27 with a standard deviation of .23, while the college sophomores who lived off
campus had a mean GPA of 2.95 with a standard deviation of .29.
Which of the 'big five' parameters is this scenario?
What is the value of the sample statistic?
Transcribed Image Text:An admissions officer wanted to know if there was a difference in mean GPA between college sophomores who lived on-campus or off-campus. One-hundred college sophomores who lived on- campus were randomly selected and their GPA's were compared with one-hundred different college sophomores who lived off campus. The college sophomores who lived on campus had a mean GPA of 3.27 with a standard deviation of .23, while the college sophomores who lived off campus had a mean GPA of 2.95 with a standard deviation of .29. Which of the 'big five' parameters is this scenario? What is the value of the sample statistic?
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