Question

A technician compares repair costs for two types of microwave ovens (type I and type II). He believes that the repair cost for type I ovens is greater than the repair cost for type II ovens. A sample of 58 type I ovens has a mean repair cost of $⁢84.57, with a standard deviation of $⁢12.03. A sample of 72 type II ovens has a mean repair cost of $⁢81.69, with a standard deviation of $11.91. Conduct a hypothesis test of the technician's claim at the 0.1 level of significance. Let μ1 be the true mean repair cost for type I ovens and μ2 be the true mean repair cost for type II ovens.

Step 1 of 4: State the null and alternative hypotheses for the test.

Step 2 of 4: Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Step 3 of 4: Determine the decision rule for rejecting the null hypothesis H0. Round the numerical portion of your answer to three decimal places.

Step 4 of 4: Make the decision for the hypothesis test. Reject or Fail to Reject Null Hypothesis

Answer 1