The Manager of an Insurance Company Wants to Prove That

question 61

Essay

The manager of an insurance company wants to prove that the true average claim is actually higher than $1,800 originally set by the company. He randomly selected 40 claims and determined a sample mean of $1,950. Test the appropriate hypotheses at ? = 0.05 to determine if the insurance company should be concerned. Assume that the standard deviation of claims is $500.

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