Preliminary Data Analyses Indicate That It Is Reasonable to Use

question 44

Essay

Preliminary data analyses indicate that it is reasonable to use a t-test to carry out the specified hypothesis test. Performthe t-test using the P-value approach.
-A large software company gives job applicants a test of programming ability and the mean for that test has been 160 in the past. Twenty-five job applicants are randomly selected from a large university and they produce a mean score of 183 with a standard deviation of 12. Use a 0.05 level of significance to test whether the mean score for students from this university is greater than 160.

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