A college student is interested in whether there is a difference between male and female students in the amount of time spent studying each week. The student gathers information from a random sample of male and female students on campus. Amount of time spent studying is normally distributed. The data follow: Male 27 25 19 10 16 22 14 and Females 25 29 18 23 20 15 19:
a. What statistical test should be used to analyze these data?
b. Identify H0 and Ha for this study. c. Conduct the appropriate analysis.
d. Should H0 be rejected? What should the researcher conclude?
e. If significant, compute the effect size and interpret. f. If significant, draw a graph representing the data.