Answer questions 19 – 20 based on the following. The standard deviation of the ages of a sample of 16 executives from northern states was 8.2 years, while the standard deviation of the ages of a sample of 25 executives from southern states was 12.8 years. At α = 0.10, test to see if there is any difference in the standard deviations of the ages of all northern and southern executives.
19. Compute the p-value associated with this test. When computing two-tailed p-values, remember to use the 2p approach!
a. 0.0498
b. 0.0772
c. 0.1873
d. 0.3746
20. What is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true?
a. 1%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. None of these responses
19. Compute the p-value associated with this test. When computing two-tailed p-values, remember to use the 2p approach!
The provided sample variances are 67.24 and 163.84 and the sample sizes are given by n1=16 and n2=25.
Test Statistics
The F-statistic is computed as follows:
P value = 0.0772
20. What is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true?
P[ rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true ] = the significance level
P[ rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true ] = 0.010
P[ rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true ] = 10%
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