Answered step by step
Verified Expert Solution
Link Copied!

Question

1 Approved Answer

Business students taking statistics at Colonel Samuel College believe that the mean score on a first statistics test is at most 74. An instructor, intending

Business students taking statistics at Colonel Samuel College believe that the mean score on a first statistics test is at most 74. An instructor, intending to prove that the mean score is higher, randomly samples 14 statistics students and obtains the following scores: 85.5,66.5,65,88,96,73.5,64.3,85.5,75.6,66.5,62.7,83.2,66.5

Test grades are believed to be normally distributed. Use a significance level of 10%. Round answers to at least 3 decimal places.

  1. Select the appropriate alternative hypothesis,H1orHa:1or:
  • >74>74
  • 7474
  • 7474
  • 7474
  • =74=74
  • <74<74
  • Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
  • Reject the null hypothesis.

Incorrect

  1. Calculate the sample mean:Correct

  1. Calculate the estimated standard error of the sample mean:Incorrect

  1. Calculate the test statistic:t==Incorrect

  1. State the critical value at=0.1=0.1:Correct

  1. Decision:

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

Step: 1

blur-text-image

Get Instant Access to Expert-Tailored Solutions

See step-by-step solutions with expert insights and AI powered tools for academic success

Step: 2

blur-text-image

Step: 3

blur-text-image

Ace Your Homework with AI

Get the answers you need in no time with our AI-driven, step-by-step assistance

Get Started

Recommended Textbook for

College Algebra

Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels

12th edition

134697022, 9780134313795 , 978-0134697024

More Books

Students also viewed these Mathematics questions