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Rhythm&Blues versus Alternatives A music industry producer
Chapter 11, Problem 18AYU(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 18AYU
Problem
Rhythm&Blues versus Alternatives A music industry producer wondered whether there is a difference in lengths (in seconds) of rhythm&blues songs versus alternative songs. He obtained a random sample of each music category and documented song lengths. The results are in the following table. Test whether the length of rhythm&blues songs is different from the length of alternative songs at the α = 0.1 level of significance.
Note: sRB = 26.9,sALT = 28.9.
Rhythm&Blues (in seconds) | ||||
267 |
244 |
233 |
293 |
231 |
224 |
271 |
246 |
258 |
255 |
281 |
256 |
236 |
231 |
224 |
203 |
258 |
237 |
228 |
217 |
205 |
217 |
227 |
211 |
235 |
241 |
211 |
257 |
321 |
264 |
Alternative (in seconds) | ||||
246 |
279 |
226 |
255 |
249 |
225 |
216 |
197 |
216 |
232 |
256 |
307 |
237 |
216 |
187 |
258 |
253 |
223 |
264 |
255 |
227 |
274 |
192 |
213 |
272 |
226 |
251 |
202 |
278 |
216 |
Source: www.yahoo.com/music
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 18AYU
Problem
Rhythm&Blues versus Alternatives A music industry producer wondered whether there is a difference in lengths (in seconds) of rhythm&blues songs versus alternative songs. He obtained a random sample of each music category and documented song lengths. The results are in the following table. Test whether the length of rhythm&blues songs is different from the length of alternative songs at the α = 0.1 level of significance.
Note: sRB = 26.9,sALT = 28.9.
Rhythm&Blues (in seconds) | ||||
267 |
244 |
233 |
293 |
231 |
224 |
271 |
246 |
258 |
255 |
281 |
256 |
236 |
231 |
224 |
203 |
258 |
237 |
228 |
217 |
205 |
217 |
227 |
211 |
235 |
241 |
211 |
257 |
321 |
264 |
Alternative (in seconds) | ||||
246 |
279 |
226 |
255 |
249 |
225 |
216 |
197 |
216 |
232 |
256 |
307 |
237 |
216 |
187 |
258 |
253 |
223 |
264 |
255 |
227 |
274 |
192 |
213 |
272 |
226 |
251 |
202 |
278 |
216 |
Source: www.yahoo.com/music
ANSWER:
Answer :
Step 1 :
Given,
= 0.1, = 242.7, = 238.3 , = 26.9, .,
Hypothesis