13–12 Inferential Statistics and Distributions
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2.SampZTest (two-sample z test; item 3) tests the equality of
the means of two populations (m
1
and m
2
) based on independent
samples when both population standard deviations (s
1
and
s
2
)
are known. The null hypothesis H
0
: m
1
=m
2
is tested against one
of the alternatives below.
• H
a
: m
1
Æ’m
2
(m1:Æ’m2)
• H
a
: m
1
<m
2
(m1:<m2)
• H
a
: m
1
>m
2
(m1:>m2)
In the example:
LISTA={154 109 137 115 140}
LISTB={108 115 126 92 146}
Data Stats
Input:
,,
Calculated results:
,,
Drawn results:
STAT TESTS Menu (continued)
2.SampZTest