21. Mall Rats An article in American Demographics investigated consumer habits at the mall. We tend to

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21. Mall Rats An article in American Demographics investigated consumer habits at the mall. We tend to spend the most money shopping on the weekends, and, in particular, on Sundays from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday morning shoppers spend the least!20 Suppose that a random sample of 20 weekend shoppers and a random sample of 20 weekday shoppers were selected, and the amount spent per trip to the mall was recorded.

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a. Is it reasonable to assume that the two population variances are equal? Use the F-test to test this hypothesis with a 5.05.

b. Based on the results of part a use the appropriate test to determine whether there is a difference in the average amount spent per trip on weekends versus weekdays. Use a 5.05.

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Introduction To Probability And Statistics

ISBN: 9780357114469

15th Edition

Authors: William Mendenhall Iii , Robert Beaver , Barbara Beaver

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