A researcher investigated the effects of green and red light on the growth rate of bean plants.  The...

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A researcher investigated the effectsof green and red light on the growth rate of beanplants.  The table below summarizes the heights (ininches) of bean plants from soil to first branchingstem.  

Light

Sample Mean

Sample Standard Deviation

Sample Size

Red

8.36

1.50

17

Green

8.94

2.78

25

(A – 10 pts.)  Use thePooled two-sample t-procedure to construct the 95% confidenceinterval for the difference in mean height for bean plants exposedto these two colors of light.  (You do not need tointerpret the confidence interval.)

(B – 8 pts.)  Suppose thatyou wish to address the question of whether mean height differs forbean plants exposed to these two colors of light.  Statethe null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis, usingappropriate notation. Clearly identify what each symbolrepresents.  Do not attempt to conduct thetest.

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