A bookstore is testing two shipping firms to determine which company should deliver its packages. The company wants to test if the average time for Shipping Firm 1 is slower than the average shipping time for Shipping Firm 2. Packages were shipped to 36 locations using each of the companies. The results are as follows:
Shipping Firm 1: mean delivery time = 13 hours, $s = 2.6$ hours, $n = 36$
Shipping Firm 2: mean delivery time = 14 hours, $s = 3.1$ hours, $n = 36$
Difference (Shipping Firm 1 time - Shipping Firm 2 time): mean = -1 hours, $s = 2.9$ hours, $n = 36$
The correct t-value for this question is:
$\circ -2.07$
$\circ -5.55$
$\circ 5.55$
$\circ 2.07$