a.

Test the hypothesis that the children who have been in day care have a higher mean time in
interactive situations than the stay at home children. Use a significane difference of 0.05.

b. Based on the outcome of the hypothesis test which statistical error might have been
committed.
Day Care Stay Home
18.1 12.1 a. Test the hypothesis that the children who have
17.2 12.8 been in day care have a higher mean time in
13.1 12.9 interactive situations than the stay at home children.
Use a significane difference of 0.05.
12.2 11.1
14.2 13 b. Based on the outcome of the hypothesis test
17.8 14.4 which statistical error might have been committed.
17.5 18.2
15.9 11.5
11.8 15.6
14.1 13.6
14.4 14.2
13.2 11
13.7 10.3
16.4 11.3
15 13.3
13.8
13.4
18.4
17
15.8
14.6
Child Care Connections - Time Spent in Interactive play

File: Children.xls

Column A Day Care Children - hours (of a possible 20 hours) spent playing interactively
Column B Stay Home Children - hours (of a possible 20 hours) spent playing interactively
ent playing interactively
pent playing interactively
F-Test Two-Sample for Variances

Day Care Stay Home

Mean 15.12381 13.02 a. Ho:µd - µs ≤ 0
Variance 3.988905 4.181714 Ho: σ1 = σ2
Observatio 21 15 b. Type 1 erorr
df 20 14
F 0.953892
P(F<=f) one 0.450766
F Critical o 0.449447

t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Equal Variances

Day Care Stay Home

Mean 15.12381 13.02
Variance 3.988905 4.181714
Observatio 21 15
Pooled Var 4.068297
Hypothesiz 0
df 34
t Stat 3.085348
P(T<=t) one 0.002012
t Critical on 1.690924
P(T<=t) two 0.004024
t Critical tw 2.032244