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:

  • The mean score for group A is 7.5, while the mean score for group B is 6.0 (on a scale of 10).

  • The standard deviation for both groups is 0.7 points.

  • 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:

  1. Group A:

    • Mean score: μA=7.5\mu_A = 7.5
    • Standard deviation: σA=0.7\sigma_A = 0.7
    • Number of students: nA=200n_A = 200
  2. Group B:

    • Mean score: μB=6.0\mu_B = 6.0
    • Standard deviation: σB=0.8\sigma_B = 0.8
    • Number of students: nB=150n_B = 150
  3. Group C:

    • Mean score: μC=7.2\mu_C = 7.2
    • Standard deviation: σC=0.6\sigma_C = 0.6
    • Number of students: nC=250n_C = 250

Assume the exam scores are normally distributed, and there is no bias in the data. Using a significance level of α=0.05\alpha = 0.05:

  1. Perform pairwise two-sample tt-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.
  2. Use a one-way ANOVA test to check if there is a statistically significant difference among the mean scores of the three groups.

  3. For the tt-tests, calculate the TT-values and pp-values for each pair. State if each pairwise comparison is statistically significant.

  4. 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:

  1. How would the results change if the sample sizes for each group were equal?
  2. What effect would increasing the standard deviation for one group have on the tt-test results?
  3. What is the impact of increasing the significance level α\alpha to 0.1?
  4. How would using a non-parametric test like the Mann-Whitney U test affect the analysis?
  5. What assumptions must be met for the tt-test and ANOVA to yield valid results?

Tip: Always verify the normality of data before using parametric tests like tt-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)