THE FOLLOWING 3 QUESTIONS HAD ERRORS IN ASBE 4e EXAM QUESTION DATABASE.

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33. John wants to compare two means. His sample statistics were
and
x2 20.5, s2 2 3.6, n2 9
. Assuming equal variances, the 95 percent confidence interval for the
difference of the population means is approximately:
A) [2.445, 6.195].
B) [1.178, 5.083].
C) [2.386, 6.786].
D) [0.098, 3.195].
Answer: C
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 10-09
Blooms: Apply
AACSB: Analytic
Topic: Confidence Interval for the Difference of Two Means, 1 2
Feedback: Pool the variances and add the degrees of freedom because equal variances are assumed.
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34. John wants to compare two means. His sample statistics were
x2 20.5, s2 2 3.6, n2 9
. Assuming equal variances, the pooled variance is:
A) 21.06
B) 24.01
C) 24.75
D) 14.44
Answer: A
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 10-02
Blooms: Apply
AACSB: Analytic
Topic: Comparing Two Means: Independent Samples
Feedback: The pooled variance is [(n1 1)s12 + (n2 1)s22]/[(n1 1) + (n2 1)] = 21.06.

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x1 22.7, s12 5.4, n1 9

35. John wants to compare two means. His sample statistics were
x2 20.5, s2 2 3.6, n2 9
. Assuming equal variances, the test statistic is:
A) 2.375
B) 1.017
C) 1.960
D) Must know to answer.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 10-02
Blooms: Apply
AACSB: Analytic

and

Topic: Comparing Two Means: Independent Samples

Feedback: The pooled variance is (n1 1)s12 + (n2 1)s22 = (9 1)(5.4) + (9 1)(3.6) = 21.06.