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1. Information regarding the ACT scores ofsamples of students in three different

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Question

1. Information regarding the ACT scores ofsamples of students in three different

majors is given below.

Major

Management   

Finance

Accounting

Sample size   

12

9

12

Average  

24

25

26

Sample variance   

18

7

10

a. Compute the overall sample mean .

b. State the null and alternative hypothesis to be tested.

c. Set up the ANOVA table for this problem including the teststatistic.

d. The null hypothesis is to be tested at 95% confidence. Usethe critical value

approach to test it. What do you conclude?

e. Determine the p-value and use it for the test.


Management   

Finance

Accounting

Sample size   

12

9

12

Average  

24

25

26

Sample variance   

18

7

10

Explanation / Answer

a)The sample mean is 15.89 b)Null hypothesis:There is no difference between Act scoresand three majors H1:There is difference between Act scoresand three majors c) ANOVA Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit Between Groups 28.22222 2 14.11111111 0.202229299 0.822255 5.14325285 Within Groups 418.6667 6 69.77777778 Total 446.8889 8 ANOVA Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit Between Groups 28.22222 2 14.11111111 0.202229299 0.822255 5.14325285 Within Groups 418.6667 6 69.77777778 Total 446.8889 8
d)The critical value is 5.14 .The 95% confidenceinterval ctitrical value is 1.645 The p-value 0.82255 there fore reject the nullhypothesis ANOVA Source of Variation SS df MS F P-value F crit Between Groups 28.22222 2 14.11111111 0.202229299 0.822255 5.14325285 Within Groups 418.6667 6 69.77777778 Total 446.8889 8