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Starting Salaries, again As a group, studentsmajoring in the engineering disciplines
Chapter 9, Problem 24(choose chapter or problem)
Starting Salaries, again As a group, studentsmajoring in the engineering disciplines have thehighest salary expectations, followed by those studyingthe computer science fields, according to resultsof NACEs 2010 Student Survey.6 To compare thestarting salaries of college graduates majoring inengineering and computer science (see Exercise8.49), random samples of 50 recent college graduatesin each major were selected and the following informationobtained.Major Mean ($) SDEngineering 56,202 2225Computer Science 50,657 2375a. Do the data provide sufficient evidence to indicate adifference in average starting salaries for collegegraduates who majored in engineering and computerscience? Test using a .05.b. Compare your conclusions in part a with the resultsof part b in Exercise 8.49. Are they the same?Explain.
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QUESTION:
Starting Salaries, again As a group, studentsmajoring in the engineering disciplines have thehighest salary expectations, followed by those studyingthe computer science fields, according to resultsof NACEs 2010 Student Survey.6 To compare thestarting salaries of college graduates majoring inengineering and computer science (see Exercise8.49), random samples of 50 recent college graduatesin each major were selected and the following informationobtained.Major Mean ($) SDEngineering 56,202 2225Computer Science 50,657 2375a. Do the data provide sufficient evidence to indicate adifference in average starting salaries for collegegraduates who majored in engineering and computerscience? Test using a .05.b. Compare your conclusions in part a with the resultsof part b in Exercise 8.49. Are they the same?Explain.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
(a) Given:
Assumption
Step 2 of 4
Since the sample size and