Questions: Test the claim about the population mean μ at the level of significance α. Assume the population is normally distributed.
Claim: μ<4915 ; α=0.05 Sample statistics: x̄=5017, s=5613, n=56
What are the null and alternative hypotheses?
H₀: μ=4915
Hₐ: μ<4915
(Type integers or decimals. Do not round.)
Transcript text: Test the claim about the population mean $\mu$ at the level of significance $\alpha$. Assume the population is normally distributed.
Claim: $\mu<4915 ; \alpha=0.05$ Sample statistics: $\bar{x}=5017, s=5613, n=56$
What are the null and alternative hypotheses?
$\mathrm{H}_{0}$ : $\square$
$\square$
$\square$
$\mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}}$ : $\square$
$\square$ $\square$
(Type integers or decimals. Do not round.)
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: State the Hypotheses
We are testing the claim about the population mean \( \mu \). The null and alternative hypotheses are defined as follows:
\[
H_0: \mu = 4915
\]
\[
H_a: \mu < 4915
\]
Step 2: Calculate the Standard Error
The standard error \( SE \) is calculated using the formula:
\[
SE = \frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}} = \frac{5613}{\sqrt{56}} \approx 750.0687
\]
Step 3: Calculate the Test Statistic
The test statistic \( Z_{test} \) is calculated using the formula:
For a left-tailed test, the P-value is determined as follows:
\[
P = T(z) \approx 0.5541
\]
Step 5: Conclusion
At a significance level of \( \alpha = 0.05 \), we compare the P-value with \( \alpha \):
\[
P \approx 0.5541 > 0.05
\]
Since the P-value is greater than the significance level, we fail to reject the null hypothesis \( H_0 \).
Final Answer
The conclusion is that there is not enough evidence to support the claim that the population mean \( \mu \) is less than 4915. Thus, we box the final answer: