A Social Researcher Claims That the Average Adult Listens to the Radio

question 119

Essay

A social researcher claims that the average adult listens to the radio less than 26 hours per week.He collects data on 25 individuals' radio listening habits and finds that the mean number of hours that the 25 people spent listening to the radio was 22.4 hours.If the population standard deviation is known to be eight hours,can we conclude at the 1% significance level that he is right?

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Definitions:

Unfair Judgment

The act of forming an opinion or conclusion that is biased, unjust, or lacks impartiality.

Reporter

A journalist who investigates, collects, and presents information as news.

Inaccuracy

The quality of being incorrect or not precise, often leading to errors in understanding or representation.

Newsworthy

Information or events considered significant or interesting enough to be reported in the news media.