During a test period, an experimental group of 10 vehicles using an 85 percent ethanol-gasoline mixture showed mean CO2 emissions of 667 pounds per 1000 miles, with a standard deviation of 20 pounds. A control group of 14 vehicles using regular gasoline showed mean CO2 emissions of 679 pounds per 1000 miles with a standard deviation of 15 pounds. At α = 0.05, in a left-tailed test (assuming equal variances) the test statistic is:. A. 1.321.
B. -2.508.
C. -2.074.
D. -1.717.

-1.683

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Group 1 :

x1 = 667 ; n1 = 10 ; s1 = 20

Group 2 :

x2 = 679 ; n2 = 14 ; s2 = 15

The test statistic assuming equal variance :

x1 - x2 / √[Sp² * (1/n1 + 1/n2)]

sp² = [(n1 - 1)*s1² + (n2 - 1)*s2²] ÷ (n1 + n2 - 2)

Sp² = [(10 - 1)*20² + (14 - 1)*15²] = 296.59

Test statistic =

(667 - 679)/ √[296.59 * (1/10 + 1/14)]

-12 / 7.1304978

Test statistic = - 1.682

step-by-step explanation:

this is not possible to solve with the info given.   you need at least an one angle somewhere.

"it's not the heat, it's the humidity".   that's a partly valid phrase you may have heard in the summer, but it's actually both.   the heat index, also known as the apparent temperature, is what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with the air temperature.   this has important considerations for the human body's comfort.   when the body gets too hot, it begins to perspire or sweat to cool itself off.   if the perspiration is not able to evaporate, the body cannot regulate its temperature.   evaporation is a cooling process.   when perspiration is evaporated off the body, it effectively reduces the body's temperature.   when the atmospheric moisture content (i.e. relative humidity) is high, the rate of perspiration from the body decreases.   in other words, the human body feels warmer in humid conditions.   the opposite is true when the relative humidity decreases because the rate of perspiration increases.   the body actually feels cooler in arid conditions.   there is direct relationship between the air temperature and relative humidity and the heat index, meaning as the air temperature and relative humidity increase (decrease), the heat index increases (decreases).

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