Discussion:
Q: In a study of quantities of rice consumed in two different cities, a sample data looks. Sampling units were families of four, data is for a year.
a. Would it be reasonable to conclude (95 percent confidence) that the two cities were statistically different in the average quantities of rice they consumed per year? Why?
b. If it were desired to combine the two samples into a general model of rice consumption, how small (to the nearest integer) would the joint standard deviation have to be to make such a combination if the 95 percent confidence limit were to be preserved.
c. Is the appropriate test to use in both of the above cases the one-tailed or the two-tailed test? Why?