Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a test of 2 independent groups. The population standard deviations are not known. Let μ1 be the mean daily car rental rates for Boston and μ2 be the mean daily car rental rates for Dallas.
The random variable is μ1 - μ2 = difference in the mean daily car rental rates for Boston and the mean daily car rental rates for Dallas
We would set up the hypothesis.
The null hypothesis is
H0 : μ1 = μ2 H0 : μ1 - μ2 = 0
The alternative hypothesis is
H1 : μ1 > μ2 H1 : μ1 - μ2 > 0
Since sample standard deviation is known, we would determine the test statistic by using the t test. The formula is
(x1 - x2)/√(s1²/n1 + s2²/n2)
From the information given,
μ1 = 47
μ2 = 44
s1 = 3
s2 = 3
n1 = 8
n2 = 9
t = (47 - 44)/√(3²/8 + 3²/9)
t = 1.41
The formula for determining the degree of freedom is
df = [s1²/n1 + s2²/n2]²/(1/n1 - 1)(s1²/n1)² + (1/n2 - 1)(s2²/n2)²
df = [3²/8 + 3²/9]²/[(1/8 - 1)(3²/8)² + (1/9 - 1)(3²/9)²] = 4.515625/0.28571428571
df = 16
We would determine the probability value from the t test calculator. It becomes
p value = 0.09
Since alpha, 0.05 < than the p value, 0.09, then we would fail to reject the null hypothesis.