What conclusion can you draw in a two-tailed test at = .05? We cannot reject the

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What conclusion can you draw in a two-tailed test at = .05?

We cannot reject the hypothesis of equal population means.

Women want larger families on average than men.

Men want larger families on average than women.

The decision depends on whether or not the variances are equal.

Desired Number of Children t-Test: Two Sample Assuming Equal Variances t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Unequal Variances Men Men Women Women Mean 2.4571 2.1333 Mean 2.4571 2.1333 0.2667 Variance 0.7261 0.7261 Variance 0.2667 15 Observations Observations 15 0.59206 Pooled Variance Hypothesized Diff Hypothesized Diff df 48 df 42 1.364 t Stat 1.650 t Stat 0.090 POT t) one-tal POT

Explanation / Answer

Since p - value is greater than 0.05, we do not reject Ho.

Hence,

We cannot reject the hypothesis of equal population means.

Option A is correct.

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