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The data accompanying this exercise show hourly wages (Wage in $) for 50 employees. An economist wants to test if the average hourly wage is

The data accompanying this exercise show hourly wages (Wage in $) for 50 employees. An economist wants to test if the average hourly wage is less than $29. Assume that the population standard deviation is $5.

Wage EDUC EXPER AGE Male
39.34 11 2 40 1
22.53 4 1 39 0
43.88 4 2 38 0
28.24 5 9 53 1
19.34 6 15 59 1
13.19 6 12 36 1
15.37 9 5 45 0
37.26 4 12 37 0
18.55 5 14 37 1
32.46 11 3 43 1
14.61 8 5 32 0
19.00 9 18 40 1
19.38 7 1 49 1
18.14 4 10 43 0
43.47 1 9 31 0
17.66 9 22 45 0
15.28 11 3 31 1
33.84 4 14 55 0
40.14 6 5 30 1
36.52 9 3 28 0
25.60 6 15 60 1
16.49 4 13 32 0
30.17 4 9 58 1
22.13 5 4 28 0
39.30 6 5 40 1
21.00 6 2 37 0
37.44 4 18 52 1
15.45 6 4 44 0
14.80 6 4 57 0
13.45 9 3 30 1
39.03 5 8 43 0
34.73 7 6 31 1
28.05 4 3 33 0
14.26 6 23 51 1
12.45 4 15 37 0
27.33 4 9 45 0
39.85 6 3 55 0
28.83 5 14 57 0
31.20 9 16 36 1
33.77 4 20 60 1
25.61 4 5 35 0
19.44 9 10 34 0
25.96 5 4 28 1
41.68 6 1 25 0
40.06 7 10 43 1
35.73 9 2 42 1
31.90 4 17 47 0
31.07 11 2 46 1
26.54 4 15 52 0
33.45 8 11 64 0

a.Select the null and the alternative hypotheses for the test.

a)H0:= 29;HA: 29

b)H0: 29;HA:> 29

c)H0: 29;HA:< 29

b-1.Find the value of the test statistic.(Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round final answer to 2 decimal places.) Test Statistic=

b-2.Find thep-value.

a)p-value < 0.01

b)p-value 0.10

c)0.05 p-value < 0.10

d)0.025 p-value < 0.05

e)0.01 p-value < 0.025

c.At= 0.01, what is the conclusion?

a)Do not rejectH0, the hourly wage is less than 29.

b)RejectH0, the hourly wage is not less than 29.

c)RejectH0,the hourly wage is less than 29

d)Do not rejectH0, the hourly wage is not less than 29.

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