In order to determine whether or not there is a significant difference between the mean hourly wages paid by two companies (of the same industry), the following data have been accumulated.                                                              Company A            Company B sample size                                                       80                       60 Sample Mean                                                   $16.75                $16.25 Population Standard Deviation                        $1.00                       $.95 a. A Point estimation for the difference between the two population means is b. The test statistics is c. At the 5% level of significance, the null hypothesis should

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In order to determine whether or not there is a significant difference between the mean hourly wages paid by two companies (of the same industry), the following data have been accumulated.

                                                             Company A            Company B
sample size                                                       80                       60
Sample Mean                                                   $16.75                $16.25
Population Standard Deviation                        $1.00                       $.95

a. A Point estimation for the difference between the two population means is

b. The test statistics is

c. At the 5% level of significance, the null hypothesis should

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