Question

1. The author randomly selected 150 females and 150 males from the California Health Survey and obtained these results: Among the 150 females, the mean age is 59.6 years and the standard deviation is 17.7 years: among the 150 males, the mean age is 59.1 years and the standard deviation is 16.9 years. Using a 0.05 significance level, is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean age of an adult California female is the same as the mean age of an adult California male?

Identify the appropriate hypothesis test or confidence interval. make sure to answer the following

- check requirements

- a level (0.05 / 95%)

- name of test used and p value

- the decision

Answer 1