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It is believed that the average grade on an English essay in a particular school system for females is higher than for males. A random sample of 
females had a mean score of 
with a standard deviation of three, and a random sample of 
males had a mean score of 
with a standard deviation of four.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Let the average grade for females in the English essay be 
and that of males be 
, then
The null and alternative hypotheses can be stated as follows:
,
.
Hence, this hypothesis test is for independent group means, population standard deviations, and/or variances unknown.
Option
.
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Introductory Statistics
OER Edition, 2013
Openstax
ISBN: 9781938168208
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