Item1 5 points eBookPrintReferencesCheck my workCheck My Work button is now enabledItem 1 A sample of 44 observations is selected from one population with a population standard deviation of 3.8. The sample mean is 101.0. A sample of 56 observations is selected from a second population with a population standard deviation of 4.0. The sample mean is 99.4. Conduct the following test of hypothesis using the 0.10 significance level.

H0 : 1 = 2

H1 : 1 2

Required:

a. Is this a one-tailed or a two-tailed test?

multiple choice 1 One-tailed test Two-tailed test

b. State the decision rule. (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

c. Compute the value of the test statistic. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

d. What is your decision regarding H0?

multiple choice 2 Reject H0 Do not reject H0

e. What is the p-value? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)