Question

29 Snake Pliskin, the owner of NYC Rodent Infestation Solutions, Corp. recently observed a difference between it's male and female sales agents. A sample of 40 days reveals Men sold a mean of $1,400.00 worth of new accounts per day. A sample of 50 days revealed that women sold a mean of $1,500.00 worth of new accounts per day. Assume the population standard deviation for men is $200.00 and for women is $250.00. At the .05 significance level, can Mr. Pliskin conclude that the mean amount sold per day is larger for women? State the Null hypothesis and the Alternative hypothesis: What is the decision rule? What is the value of the test statistics? O What is your decision regarding the Null hypothesis? What is the P Value? Interpret the result, explain the result. (extra Credit) In what movie did the character Snake Pliskin appear?

Answer 1

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