The mean ACT score for 43 male high school students is 21.1 and the standard deviation is 5.0. The mean ACT score for 56 female high school students is 20.9 and the standard deviation is 4.7. At the 1% significance level, can you reject the claim that male and female high school students have equal ACT score averages? Be sure to use the p-value to make your conclusion.

The mean ACT score for 43 male high school students is 21.1 and the standard deviation is 5.0. The mean ACT score for 56 female high school students is 20.9 and the standard deviation is 4.7. At the 1% significance level, can you reject the claim that male and female high school students have equal ACT score averages? Be sure to use the p-value to make your conclusion.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

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Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.4: Distributions Of Data

Problem 19PFA

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The mean ACT score for 43 male high school students is 21.1 and the standard deviation is 5.0. The mean ACT score for 56 female high school students is 20.9 and the standard deviation is 4.7. At the 1% significance level, can you reject the claim that male and female high school students have equal ACT score averages? Be sure to use the p-value to make your conclusion.

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