The point estimate for the difference between the two population means is 0.5. Find the test statistic.

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Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.4: Distributions Of Data
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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 85 60
Sample mean $15.75 $15.25
Sample standard deviation $1.00 $0.95
The point estimate for the difference between the two population means is 0.5. Find the test statistic.
0.16
1.64    
3.05
4.32
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