$2.$ The query, $$Do you consider advertising to be a valuable source of information?$$ was posed to each

participant in a survey comprising $50$ individuals from civic groups like Rotary and Kiwanis, as well as $40$

members of at least one consumer activist organization. Respondents indicated their views using a six$-$point

Likert scale ranging from $1($strongly agree$)$ to $6($strongly disagree$).$ Below are the results:

Civic:nX $=50,$ x$=2\mathrm{.}73,$ s$2$

X $=1\mathrm{.}062$

;

Activist:nY $=40,$ y$=3\mathrm{.}51,$ s$2$

Y $=1\mathrm{.}602$

$.$