Answer: No, New York students are not truly more nerdy than the California students.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have given that
Number of students in a group = 50
Mean score of New York psychology = 530
Mean score of California psychology = 515
Standard deviation = 80
So, we will find t-distribution first.
[tex]t=\dfrac{x-\mu}{\dfrac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}}\\\\t=\dfrac{530-515}{\dfrac{80}{\sqrt{50}}}\\\\t=1.32[/tex]
Let α = 5% = 0.05
So, [tex]t_{\alpha,2}=2.920[/tex]
Since t < t(critical value)
No, New York students are not truly more nerdy than the California students.