Answered: Listed below are time intervals (min)…

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section10.2: Arithmetic Sequences

Problem 51E

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Listed below are time intervals (min) between eruptions of a geyser. Assume that the "recent" times are within the past few years, the "past" times are from around 20 years ago, and that the two samples are independent simple random samples selected from normally distributed populations. Do not assume that the population standard deviations are equal. Does it appear that the mean time interval has changed? Is the conclusion affected by whether the significance level is 0.10 or 0.01?

a. Calculate the test statistic.

t equals

(Round to two decimal places as needed.)

b. Find the P-value.

P-value equals

(Round to three decimal places as needed.)

Recent
Past
77 92 88 79 58 101 62 88 70 87 81 82 57 81 75 103 60
89 87 93 94 66 86 86 92 86 91 89 91

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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