compare the number of defective wheelchairs produced on the day shift with the number

on the afternoon shift. A sample of the production from 6 day shifts and 8 afternoon
shifts revealed the following number of defects. Assume this is a two sample “Unknown
Variances, Assumed Equal”. The level of significance is 0.05. The standard deviation for
Day is 1.4142 and the standard deviation for Afternoon is 2.2678. Day 5 8 7 6 9 7
Afternoon 8 10 7 11 9 12 14 9 1. Set up the null and alternative hypothesis. 2. Calculate
the value of the test statistic. What is the value of the test statistic? 3. What is the decision
rule (DR)? Reject Ho if? 4. What is your decision regarding Ho? Accept or Reject Ho?

1) Here the null hypothesis is Ho: μ1 = μ2 and the alternative hypothesis is Ha: μ1 ≠ μ2.
2) The test Statistic for testing Ho is
x1  x2
t
s p 1/ n1  1/ n2
follows a Student’s t distribution with ( n1  n2  2 ) degrees of
(n  1) s12  (n2  1) s22
s 2p  1
freedom, where n1  n2  2 .
Here n1 = 6, n2 = 8, x1 =7, x2 = 10 and s1 = 1.4142 and s2 = 2.2678
s2
Then p = 3.8334 and hence the test statistic t = -2.8372
Degrees of freedom = n1  n2  2 = 6+8-2 = 12
3) The critical value at .05 level of significance = ± 2.179
Therefore the decision rule is Reject Ho if |t| > 2.179
That is the decision rule is Reject Ho if t < -2.179 or t > 2.179
4) Here, t = -2.8372 < -2.179.
So we reject the null hypothesis Ho.