We want to compare the mean salaries of elementary school teachers in Edmonton and Calgary. Based on the data he collected, we computed the following statistics in Table 1. Edmonton Calgary sample mean x1 = 45000 x2 = 53000 sample standard deviation s1 = 2400 s2 = 1150 sample size n1 = 400 n2 = 600 Table 1: Summary of the salaries of elementary school teachers in Edmonton and Calgary Let 1 = the mean salary of elementary school teachers in Edmonton 2 = the mean salary of elementary school teachers in Calgary: 26. A 90% con dence interval for the di erence of the mean salaries of elementary school teachers in Edmonton and Calgary (1 ? 2) is (a) from -8253.333 to -7746.667 (b) from -8212.485 to -7787.515 (c) from -8165.453 to -7834.547 (d) from -8212.099 to -7787.901 (e) from -8165.195 to -7834.805
Inverse Normal Distribution
The method used for finding the corresponding z-critical value in a normal distribution using the known probability is said to be an inverse normal distribution. The inverse normal distribution is a continuous probability distribution with a family of two parameters.
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Z-Scores
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We want to compare the mean salaries of elementary school teachers in Edmonton and Calgary.
Based on the data he collected, we computed the following statistics in Table 1.
Edmonton Calgary
sample mean x1 = 45000 x2 = 53000
sample standard deviation s1 = 2400 s2 = 1150
sample size n1 = 400 n2 = 600
Table 1: Summary of the salaries of elementary school teachers in Edmonton and Calgary
Let
1 = the mean salary of elementary school teachers in Edmonton
2 = the mean salary of elementary school teachers in Calgary:
26. A 90% con dence interval for the di erence of the mean salaries of elementary school teachers
in Edmonton and Calgary (1 ? 2) is
(a) from -8253.333 to -7746.667
(b) from -8212.485 to -7787.515
(c) from -8165.453 to -7834.547
(d) from -8212.099 to -7787.901
(e) from -8165.195 to -7834.805
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