A researcher hypothesizes that the average number of sports that a college offers for males is greater than the average number of sports offered for females. A random sample of 50 colleges found a mean of 8.6 sports for men and 7.9 sports for women. The population standard deviation is known to be 3.3 for both groups. At α=0.10, is there enough evidence to support the claim?

Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Chapter13: Probability And Calculus
Section13.2: Expected Value And Variance Of Continuous Random Variables
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A researcher hypothesizes that the average number of sports that a college offers for males is greater than the average number of sports offered for females. A random sample of 50 colleges found a mean of 8.6 sports for men and 7.9 sports for women. The population standard deviation is known to be 3.3 for both groups. At α=0.10, is there enough evidence to support the claim?

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