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3.7 Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution

3.7 Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution

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Question 85

An educational psychologist believes that students who attend after-school tutoring sessions achieve a mean test score that is more than 8 points higher than students who study independently.

A random sample of 75 students who attend tutoring sessions had a mean score of 76.4 with a standard deviation of 9.2.

A random sample of 90 students who study independently had a mean score of 65.2 with a standard deviation of 11.5.

a.

Stating your hypotheses clearly, test the psychologist's claim at the 5% level of significance.

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b.

State whether it was necessary to assume that the test scores of students are normally distributed. Give a reason for your answer.

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