The Waiting Time for Patients at Local Walk-In Health Clinic

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Essay

The waiting time for patients at local walk-in health clinic follows a normal distribution with a mean of 15 minutes and a population standard deviation of 5 minutes. The quality-assurance department found in a sample of 50 patients that the mean waiting time was 14.25 minutes. At the 0.025 significance level, decide if the sample data support the claim that the mean waiting time is less than 15 minutes. State your decision in terms of the null hypothesis.

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