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Problem 10.017
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Consider the hypothesis test against Suppose that sample sizes are

and that and and that and Assume that

and that the data are drawn from normal distributions. Use

(a) Test the hypothesis and find the P-value.

(b) What is the power of the test in part (a) if is 3 units less than ?

(c) Assuming equal sample sizes, what sample size should be used to obtain if is 2.5 units less

than ? Assume that

(a)

1) The parameter of interest is the difference in means, with

2)

3)

4) The test statistic is

5) Reject the null hypothesis if where for

6)

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12/2/2017 Problem 10.017. Solution

7) Conclusion: Because 1.94 < 1.701 reject the null hypothesis at the 0.05 level of significance.

P-value = , 0.025 < P-value < 0.05

(b) Use sp as an estimate of .

Using Chart VII (g) with d = 0.66 and we get n* = 2n 1 = 29 and Therefore,

= 0.05 and the power is 1 = 0.95.

(c) = 0.05, Therefore n* 40 and Thus,

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