A consumer advocate researches the length of life between two brands of refrigerators, Brand A and Brand B. He collects data (measured in years) on the longevity of 40 refrigerators for Brand A and repeats the sampling for Brand B. These data are measured in years. (You may find it useful to reference the appropriate table: z table or t table) Brand A Brand B Brand A Brand B 14 13 25 13 24 17 14 12 21 15 25 25 24 21 13 20 16 14 16 25 18 25 13 25 16 20 20 23 13 16 15 21 15 18 14 24 16 21 22 16 22 25 16 18 15 24 14 19 22 21 25 17 22 21 23 24 24 20 17 22 23 18 19 14 21 24 21 17 17 21 17 23 17 23 14 16 18 25 19 18 Assume that μ1 is the mean longevity for Brand A and μ2 is the mean longevity for Brand B. a. Select the competing hypotheses to test whether the average length of life differs between the two brands. H0: μ1 − μ2 = 0; HA: μ1 − μ2 ≠ 0 H0: μ1 − μ2 ≥ 0; HA: μ1 − μ2 < 0 H0: μ1 − μ2 ≤ 0; HA: μ1 − μ2 > 0 b-1. Calculate the value of the test statistic. Assume that σA2 = 4.6 and σB2 = 6.1. (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round intermediate calculations to at least 4 decimal places and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
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For Brand A: n1 = 40 Mean1 = (sum of all Brand A values) / n1 = (14+25+24+21+24+13+16+18+16+13+20+15+14+16+22+22+16+15+22+25+14+19+22+21+25+17+22+21+23+24+24+20+17+22+23+18+19+14+21+24) / 40 = 18.95 For Brand B: n2 = 40 Mean2 = (sum of all Brand B values) / n2 = Show more…
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