Math Problem Statement
A teacher in a university in México claims that group A performs better than group B. An analysis of last year’s exam scores for both groups shows:
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The mean score for group A is 7.5, while the mean score for group B is 6.0 (on a scale of 10).
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The standard deviation for both groups is 0.7 points.
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Each group has 200 students
Assuming the exam scores are normally distributed and there is no bias, determine the value of ( T ) to test if there is sufficient statistical evidence to support the teacher's claim that group A performs better than group B. Use a significance level of 0.05.
Make the above prompt challenging by add a third group and other details to make it very hard to solve
Solution
Here's an enhanced and challenging version of the problem:
A professor at a university in México claims that Group A performs better than both Group B and Group C in last year’s exam scores. To test this claim, an analysis of exam scores for all three groups is conducted with the following data:
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Group A:
- Mean score:
- Standard deviation:
- Number of students:
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Group B:
- Mean score:
- Standard deviation:
- Number of students:
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Group C:
- Mean score:
- Standard deviation:
- Number of students:
Assume the exam scores are normally distributed, and there is no bias in the data. Using a significance level of :
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Perform pairwise two-sample -tests:
- Test if Group A performs better than Group B.
- Test if Group A performs better than Group C.
- Test if Group B performs better than Group C.
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Use a one-way ANOVA test to check if there is a statistically significant difference among the mean scores of the three groups.
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For the -tests, calculate the -values and -values for each pair. State if each pairwise comparison is statistically significant.
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For the ANOVA test:
- Compute the F-statistic.
- State whether there is sufficient evidence to conclude that at least one group differs significantly from the others.
Do you want a solution or hints for solving this?
Here are 5 additional questions you could explore:
- How would the results change if the sample sizes for each group were equal?
- What effect would increasing the standard deviation for one group have on the -test results?
- What is the impact of increasing the significance level to 0.1?
- How would using a non-parametric test like the Mann-Whitney U test affect the analysis?
- What assumptions must be met for the -test and ANOVA to yield valid results?
Tip: Always verify the normality of data before using parametric tests like -tests and ANOVA!
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Statistics
Hypothesis Testing
t-Test
Normal Distribution
Formulas
t = (M1 - M2) / sqrt((s1^2 / n1) + (s2^2 / n2))
Theorems
Central Limit Theorem
t-distribution
Suitable Grade Level
Undergraduate (College Level)