In: Statistics and Probability
A manufacturer claims that the mean lifetime of its fluorescent
bulbs is 1000 hours.
The lifetimes are normally distributed with a standard deviation of
σ = 80 hours.
A homeowner decides to test the manufacturer's claim; in a
random sample of 40 bulbs,
the mean lifetime is 980 hours.
At a significance level of α = 0.05, does this data provide evidence to reject the manufacturer's claim? Show all 7 steps for p-value method.
Solution-
Using information provided Z test is calculated to test the claim.
Test Results and calculation-
by above results the null hypothesis Ho is not rejected.
This data does NOT provide evidence to reject manufacturer's claim.
In other words-
we have enough evidence to support the manufacturer's claim that the mean lifetime of its fluorescent bulb is 1000 hours.