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(a)To check whether diameter of two steel rods manufactured on different extrusion machines are same on not, we have taken two sample ,and data given are

For Sample 1

Sample size = n1 = 15

Sample mean = X1 = 8.70

Sample standard deviation = s1 = 0.592

For sample 2

Sample size = n2 = 17

Sample mean = X2 = 8.68

Sample standard deviation = s2 = 0.632

Null and alternative hypotheses need to be tested, where μ1 ​ is mean diameter of 1st rod and μ2 is mean diameter of 2nd rod,​

Ho: μ1 ​ = μ2​

Ha: μ1​ ≠ μ2​

This corresponds to a two-tailed test.

At the significance level is α = 0.05, and the degrees of freedom is

df = n1+n2-2 = 15+17-2 = 30

The degrees of freedom are computed assuming that the population variances are equal(as given in data)

The critical value for this two-tailed test is tc​=2.042, for α=0.05 and degree of freedom is 30 using excel formula =T.INV.2T(0.05,30).

tc(lower) = -2.042

tc(upper) = 2.042

The rejection region for this two-tailed test is R = t < -2.042 & t > 2.042

Test statistics

It is observed that t(test) = 0.092 is in non rejection region -2.042<t​<2.042, it is then concluded that the null hypothesis is not rejected.

p value calculated as p = 0.9273, using excel formula =T.DIST.2T(0.092,30)

p = 0.9273

since p-value is p = 0.9273 > 0.05, it is concluded that the null hypothesis is not rejected.
Conclusion

Ho - Not rejected

(b)We need to construct the 95% confidence interval for the difference between the population means μ1​−μ2

For that pooled standard deviation calculated as

Now calculation for standard error (population variance is equal)

Confidence interval calculated as

(c)So option 1st is correct

We are 95% confident that true difference in two mean diameters if two machines is between -0.424 and 0.464