In: Statistics and Probability
Using the following information, perform the indicated hypothesis test. μ = 10 μ ≠ 10 α = 0.05 Sample mean = 11.6, Sample standard deviation = 3.1, Sample size = 32
1- The test statistic is ? (rounded to 1 decimal place)
2-The positive critical value for the hypothesis test is ?
Solution :
=
10
=11.6
S =3.1
n = 32
This is the two tailed test .
The null and alternative hypothesis is ,
H0 :  
  =
10
Ha : 
   
10
Test statistic = t
= (
- 
 ) / S / 
 n
= (11.6-10) / 3.1 / 
32
= 2.92
Test statistic = t = 2.92
The significance level is α =0.05, and the critical value for a two-tailed test is tc = 2.04
P-value =0.0065
= 0.05  
P-value < 
0.0065 < 0.05
Reject the null hypothesis .
There is sufficient evidence to suggest that