Discussion:
Q: One group of accounting students took a distance learning class, while another group took the same course in a traditional classroom. At £ = .10, is there a significant difference in the mean scores listed below? (a) State the hypotheses. (b) State the decision rule and sketch it. (c) Find the test statistic. (d) Make a decision. (e) Use Excel to find the p-value and interpret it.
Exam Scores for Accounting Students
Statistic Distance Classroom
Mean scores ¡Âx1 = 9.1 ¡Âx2 = 10.3
Sample std. dev. s1 = 2.4 s2 = 2.5
Number of students n1 = 20 n2 = 20