Step 1 :The null and alternative hypothesis are given by: \(H_{0}: \mu_{E} = \mu_{W}\) and \(H_{1} : \mu_{E} \neq \mu_{W}\)
Step 2 :Calculate the mean and standard deviation for each division. For the Eastern division: Mean (\(\mu_{E}\)) = \((9+3+4+3+4+4)/6 = 4.5\) and Standard Deviation (\(\sigma_{E}\)) = \(\sqrt{((9-4.5)^2+(3-4.5)^2+(4-4.5)^2+(3-4.5)^2+(4-4.5)^2+(4-4.5)^2)/5} = 2.19\)
Step 3 :For the Western division: Mean (\(\mu_{W}\)) = \((9+8+7+6+5+3)/6 = 6.33\) and Standard Deviation (\(\sigma_{W}\)) = \(\sqrt{((9-6.33)^2+(8-6.33)^2+(7-6.33)^2+(6-6.33)^2+(5-6.33)^2+(3-6.33)^2)/5} = 2.16\)
Step 4 :Calculate the test statistic (t) as follows: \(t = (\mu_{E} - \mu_{W}) / \sqrt{(\sigma_{E}^2/n_{E}) + (\sigma_{W}^2/n_{W})}\), \(t = (4.5 - 6.33) / \sqrt{(2.19^2/6) + (2.16^2/6)}\), \(t = -1.83 / 0.91\), \(t = -2.01\)
Step 5 :Find the p-value using a t-distribution table or calculator. For a two-tailed test with 10 degrees of freedom (6+6-2) and a t-score of -2.01, the p-value is approximately 0.0714.
Step 6 :Since the p-value (0.0714) is greater than the significance level (0.05), we fail to reject the null hypothesis. \(\boxed{\text{Fail to Reject } H_{0}}\)
Step 7 :There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that there is a difference in the annual goals for the eastern and western divisions. \(\boxed{\text{Insufficient Evidence}}\)