A sample of 30 took an exam. After taking the exam, their mean score on a standardized exam was 110. Did the sample who took the exam do significantly better than the national mean of 100 with a standard deviation of 7?
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z for an individual score |
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b. |
z for a sample mean |
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c. |
single sample t |
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d. |
related samples t |
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e. |
independent samples t |
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f. |
one-way ANOVA |
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g. |
two-way ANOVA |
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h. |
Correlation |
Answer. b - z for a sample mean
Explanation:
Let X denote the score in an exam such that X is Normal with Population Mean and Population Standard Deviation .
We have sample of n = 30 students with sample mean score so we set up Null and Alternative Hypothesis respectively below:
Test Statistics: Under Ho,
Since, Z= 7.82 > Z_critical = 1.645 at alpha = 0.05 so we reject Ho at 5% level of significance and conclude that
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