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Assume that a simple random sample has been selected from a normally distributed population and test the given claim. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses, test statistic, P-value, and state the final conclusion that addresses the original claim. A safety administration conducted crash tests of child booster seats for cars. Listed below are results from those tests, with the measurements given in hic (standard head injury condition units). The safety requirement is that the hic measurement should be less than 1000 hic. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the sample is from a population with a mean less than 1000 hic. Do the results suggest that all of the child booster seats meet the specified requirement? 669 635 1144 661 600 749
H0: Null Hypothesis: 1000 ( The sample is not from a population with a mean less than 1000 hic.)
HA: Alternative Hypothesis: 1000 ( The sample is from a population with a mean less than 1000 hic.) (Claim)
From the given data, the following statistics are calculated:
n = 6
= 743
s = 202.5586
= 05
df = 6 - 1 = 5
From Table, critical value of t = - 2.015
Test Statistic is given by:
Sonce calculated value of t = - 3.108 is less than critical value of t = - 2.015, the difference is sigificant. Reject null hypothesis.
Conclusion:The data support the claim that the sample is from a population with a mean less than 1000 hic.
The results suggest that all of the child booster seats meet the specified requirement with 95% confidence level.