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To test the hypothesis that students who finish an exam first get better grades, a professor kept track of the order in which paper were handed in. the first 25 paper showed a mean score of 77.1 with a standard deviation of 19.6. the last 24 paper turned in showed a mean score of 69.3 with a standard deviation of 24.9. Is this a significant difference at a=.05? Perform a one tailed test.

tc=1.678
sp2=499.576
t=1.221
p-value=.1141
Perform a right tail F-test to test whether it's reasonable to assume equal variances.

State a null and alternative hypothesis.
Select a level of significance.
Identify the test statistic (assume equal variances).
Formulate a decision rule.
Make a decision.
Compute p-value and interpret.
Is it reasonable to assume equal variances?

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This response provides guidelines on performing a right tail F-test to determine whether it's reasonable to assume equal variances.

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Hypotheses: H0: vs. Ha:  
Level of Significance:  = 5%
Decision Rule: Reject the ...

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