There is a lot of interest in the relationship between studying music and studying math. We will look at some sample data that investigates this relationship. Here are the Math SAT scores from 7 students who studied music through high school and 11 students who did not. The degrees of freedom (d.f.) is given to save calculation time if you are not using software.

Math SAT Scoresmean
Music ()525607589581528579567568950.33333333333330.8274769213008
No Music ()481517513503511468519469509536536505.636363636364561.85454545454123.703471168893
degrees of freedom: d.f. = 10

Test the claim that students who study music in high school have a higher average Math SAT score than those who do not. Use a 0.01 significance level.

(a) Find the test statistic.

(b) Find the critical value.

(c) Is there sufficient data to support the claim?

You can earn partial credit on this problem.