Determine if the girls are equal to boys in test scores


Test the given problem using independent sample t -test.

A school district wants to determine if the girls are equal to boys in test scores. They took a random sample of 22 8th grade girls and 24 8th grade boys. The district looked at recent CAT scores and found the mean score for girls to be xbar1 = 25 and the mean score for boys to be xbar2 = 26. The standard deviation for the girls is s1 = 2.2 and for the boys the standard deviation is s2 = 3.4. Is the school district correct in assumed the girls are equal in performance to boys? They are 95 percent sure their assumption is correct.

Request for Solution File

Ask an Expert for Answer!!
Basic Statistics: Determine if the girls are equal to boys in test scores
Reference No:- TGS021700

Expected delivery within 24 Hours