Mathematical solution for Hypothesis:

Given that n1 =15, n2 = 10, = 0.50, = 0.52, s1 = 0.01 and s2 = 0.02 = 0.02, /2 =0.01, t (0.01, 23) = 2.50 Solution: a)As it is assumed to have same population standard deviation, we need to find pooled variance ( ) ( )

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98% confidence interval for 1 - 2 is given by:( ) ) , ( ,( ) )

(0.50 0.52) 2.50*0.00602, (0.50 0.52) + 2.50*0.00602 -0.02 0.01505, -0.02+ 0.01505 -0.03505, -0.00495

b. Null Hypothesis (Ho): 1 2 Alternative Hypothesis (Ha): 1< 2 Test Statistics ( ) ( )

( t = -3.33

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Critical value at =0.025 with t (0.025, 23) = - 2.069 Rejection region: If t < -2.069, reject the null hypothesis.

degrees of freedom is

Since t-statistics is less than critical value, we have sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis. We can conclude that the mean reaction time of players of video games is less than the mean reaction time of non-players of video games.

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