document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251649>Question 251649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a hypothesis will test that two population means are equal. a sample of 10 with a standard deviation of 3 is selected from the first population and a smaple of 3 is selected from the first population. the standard deviations are not equal. testing the claim at the .01 level, what is the critical value? Assume unequal standard deviations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 2.845<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 2.787<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 2.807<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 2.977<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183408 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183408\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a hypothesis will test that two population means are equal. a sample of 10 with a standard deviation of 3 is selected from the first population and a sample of 3 is selected from the first population with standard deviation = 8. The standard deviations are not equal. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Testing the claim at the .01 level, what is the critical value? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "df = n1+n2-2 = 10+3-2 = 11<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Critical value for 2-tail test, when df=11 and alpha = 1%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= invT(0.995,11) = 3.1058<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is not one of your listed answers but it is the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "critical value for your posted problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 2.845<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 2.787<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 2.807<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 2.977\r<BR>\n" );
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