One group of accounting students took a distance learning class, while another group took the same course in a traditional classroom. At α = .10, is there a significant difference in the mean scores listed below? Exam Scores for Accounting Students Statistic Distance Classroom Mean scores x¯1 = 9.1 x¯2 = 10.3
Sample std. dev. s1 = 2.4 s2 = 2.5
Number of students n1 = 20 n2 = 20
(a) State the hypotheses.
(b) State the decision rule and sketch it.
(c) Find the test statistic.
(d) Make a decision.
(e) Use Excel to find the p-value and interpret it.