Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_uu-variance-800-en_uu-variance-800-en
    nameuu-variance-800-en.rmd
    sectionInferential Statistics/Parametric Techniques/t-test/Independent samples means, Descriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Spread/Variance
    typeschoice
    solutionTRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE
    TypeCalculation
    ProgramSPSS
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy

    Question

    Isa wishes to compare the prices of apartments in two neighboring towns using a significance level of 5%. She takes a random sample of 12 apartments in town A and calculates the average price of these apartments (M = 850, SD = 85). She repeats this for 15 apartments in town B (M = 825, SD = 75).

    What is the value of the pooled estimate of the population variance?


    1. TRUE: 6521
    2. FALSE: 80.75
    3. FALSE: 80.6
    4. FALSE: 6425