For Casual Youth :
x̅1 = 53.3, s1 = 3.6, n1 = 64
For Daily youth :
x̅2 = 51.3, s2 = 4.5, n2 = 65
Null and Alternative hypothesis:
Ho : µ1 = µ2
H1 : µ1 < µ2
Pooled variance :
S²p = ((n1-1)*s1² + (n2-1)*s2² )/(n1+n2-2) = ((64-1)*3.6² + (65-1)*4.5²) / (64+65-2) = 16.6337
Test statistic:
t = (x̅1 - x̅2) / √(s²p(1/n1 + 1/n2 ) = (53.3 - 51.3) / √(16.6337*(1/64 + 1/65)) = 2.7848
df = n1+n2-2 = 127
Critical value :
Left tailed critical value, t crit = T.INV(0.01, 127) = -2.356
Rejection region: reject Ho if t < -2.356
Decision:
As t = 2.7848 > -2.356, we fail to reject the null hypothesis
Conclusion:
There is not enough evidence to conclude that that the mean for daily youth is higher than the average for casual youth at 0.01 significance level.
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