The null and alternate hypotheses are:

H0: d = 0

H1: d 0

The following paired observations show the number of traffic citations given for speeding by Officer Dhondt and Officer Meredith of the South Carolina Highway Patrol for the last five months.

Day

May

June

July

August

September

Officer Dhondt

30

22

25

19

26

Officer Meredith

26

19

20

15

19

At the 0.05 significance level, is there a difference in the mean number of citations given by the two officers?

a) what is the p value (show work )

B) is the null hypothesis rejected (why)

C) what is the conclusion indicated by the analysis