EBook Problems Infer 2Means Indep
EBook Problems Set - Inferences About Two Means: Independent Samples Problems
Problem 1
A researcher wants to compare all students at Kansas State University (population = 22,000) with all residents of the city of Springfield, IL (population = 22,000). He wants to estimate the average age of each population using two separate samples. He wants the same margin of error for each of his sample means. How would the size of the two samples compare?
- Choose at least one answer.
- (a) the sample sizes should be the same since the population sizes are the same.
- (b) No way to tell.
- (c) The KSU sample should be smaller than the Springfield sample.
- (d) The KSU sample should be larger than the Springfield sample.
Answer
Problem 2
For this research situation, decide what statistical procedure would most likely be used to answer the research question posed. Assume all assumptions have been met for using this procedure.
Does knowing a college student's SAT score tell us anything about his or her first year college grade point average?
- Choose one answer.
- (a) Test the difference between two means (independent samples)
- (b) Test one mean against a hypothesized constant
- (c) Test that a correlation coefficient is not equal to 0 correlation analysis
- (d) Test the difference in means between two paried or dependent samples
- (e) Use a chi-squared test of association
Answer
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