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An unpaired difference of two means problem

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A random sample of 52 NBA players found their average height to be 6’7’’ = 6.58 with a standard deviation of 0.82 while a random sample of 48 college basketball players found their average height to be 6’5’’ = 6.42 and a standard deviation of 1.2. Run a hypothesis test to see if this data supports the hypothesis that college basketball players are shorter NBA players.

Be sure to:

  • Clearly write down your hypotheses
  • Compute the test statistic
  • Draw your conclusion based on the test statistic or p-value