Given the following hypotheses:

H₀ : 26

H₁ : > 26

A random sample of 44 observations is selected from a normal population. The sample mean was 28 and the sample standard deviation was 3. Using the 0.10 significance level:

a. State the decision rule. (Round the final answer to 3 decimal places.)

Ho (State: reject or not reject) if t> ______

b. Compute the value of the test statistic. (Round the final answer to 3 decimal places.)

Value of the test statistic _______

c. What is your decision regarding the null hypothesis?

Ho (State: accept or reject). At the 0.01 significance level, the mean (state: is or is not) greater than 26.