Incomes: Electricians and Carpenters How do the average weekly incomes of electricians and carpenters compare? A random

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Incomes: Electricians and Carpenters How do the average weekly incomes of electricians and carpenters compare? A random sample of 17 regions in the United States gave the following information about average weekly income (in dollars) (Reference: U.S.

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Region 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Electricians 461 713 593 468 730 690 740 572 805 Carpenters 540 812 512 473 686 507 785 657 475 Region 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Electricians 593 593 700 572 863 599 596 653 Carpenters 485 646 675 382 819 600 559 501 Does this information indicate a difference (either way) in the average weekly incomes of electricians compared to those of carpenters? Use a 5% level of significance.

please provide the following information.

(a) What is the level of significance? State the null and alternate hypotheses.

(b) Compute the sample test statistic. What is the sampling distribution?

(c) Find the P-value of the sample test statistic.

(d) Conclude the test.

(e) Interpret the conclusion in the context of the application.AppendixLO1

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Understandable Statistics Concepts And Methods

ISBN: 9780357719176

13th Edition

Authors: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase

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