The following data is available for two independent sample :
| SAMPLE-1 | SAMPLE-2 | |
| sample size | 8 | 10 |
| sample mean | 191 | 199 |
| sample standard deviation | 10 | 12 |
Then the value of t-statistic is :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
$n_1=8,\;n_2=10.$
$\bar{x}_1=191,\;\bar{x}_2=199.$
$s_1=10,\;s_2=12.$
$\text{For two independent samples:}$
$t=\frac{\bar{x}_1-\bar{x}_2}{\sqrt{\frac{s_1^2}{n_1}+\frac{s_2^2}{n_2}}}.$
$t=\frac{191-199}{\sqrt{\frac{10^2}{8}+\frac{12^2}{10}}}.$
$=\frac{-8}{\sqrt{\frac{100}{8}+\frac{144}{10}}}.$
$=\frac{-8}{\sqrt{12.5+14.4}}.$
$=\frac{-8}{\sqrt{26.9}}.$
$\sqrt{26.9}\approx5.186.$
$t\approx\frac{-8}{5.186}.$
$t\approx-1.54.$
$t\approx-1.54.$