| Tag | Value |
|---|---|
| file | Inferential_Statistics_uva-confidence-level-885-en_uva-confidence-level-885-en |
| name | uva-confidence-level-885-en |
| section | Inferential Statistics/Confidence Intervals/Confidence level |
| type | schoice |
| solution | FALSE, FALSE, TRUE |
| Type | Conceptual |
| Language | English |
| Level | Statistical Literacy |
| IRT-Difficulty | 3.562 |
| p-value | 0.1919 |
In a study of the length of time it takes to make a decision about purchasing a home based on photo opportunities, researchers assigned 30 people randomly assigned to one of two conditions: (1) 20 photos of the house were shown and (2) 5 photos of the house were shown. The mean of group (1) was 30 minutes and standard deviation 5; the mean of group (2) was 60 minutes and standard deviation 6. The researchers assume that the standard deviations in the population are are equal and thus arrive at a standard error of 2.017 and 28 degrees of freedom. A 95% confidence interval for the difference 1 - 2 is