The article "Effect of Welding Procedure on Flux Cored Steel Wire Deposits" (N. Ramini de Rissone, I. deS. Bott, et al., Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 2003: 113- 122) compares properties of welds made using carbon dioxide as a shielding gas with those of welds made using a mixture

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The article "Effect of Welding Procedure on Flux Cored Steel Wire Deposits" (N. Ramini de Rissone, I. deS. Bott, et al., Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 2003: 113- 122) compares properties of welds made using carbon dioxide as a shielding gas with those of welds made using a mixture of argon and carbon dioxide. One property studied was the diameter of inclusions, which are particles embedded in the weld. A sample of 544 inclusions in welds made using argon shielding averaged 0.37 μm in diameter, with a standard deviation of 0.25 μm. A sample of 581 inclusions in welds made using carbon dioxide shielding averaged 0.40 μm in diameter, with a standard deviation of 0.26 μm. (Standard deviations were estimated from a graph.) Can you conclude that the mean diameters of inclusions differ between the two shielding gases?

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Let [latex]\bar{X}=0.37[/latex] denote the sample mean diameter for argon welds. Then [latex]s_X[/latex] = 0.25 and the sample size is [latex]n_X=544[/latex]. Let [latex]\bar{Y}=0.37[/latex] denote the sample mean diameter for carbon dioxide welds. Then [latex]s_Y[/latex] = 0.26 and the sample size is [latex]n_Y [/latex] = 581. Let [latex]μ_X[/latex] denote the population mean diameter for carbon dioxide welds. The null and alternate hypotheses are

[latex]H_0: \mu_X-\mu_Y=0\quad ext{versus}\quad H_1: \mu_X-\mu_Y eq 0[/latex]

The value of the test statistic is

[latex]z=\frac{0.37-0.40-0}{\sqrt{0.25^2 / 544+0.26^2 / 581}}=-1.97[/latex]

This is a two-tailed test, and the P -value is 0.0488 (see Figure 7.2). A follower of the 5% rule would reject the null hypothesis. It is certainly reasonable to be skeptical about the truth of [latex]H_0[/latex] .

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