A Test of Sobriety Involves Measuring the Subject's Motor Skills

question 13

Multiple Choice

A test of sobriety involves measuring the subject's motor skills.Sixty-four randomly selected sober subjects take the test and produce a mean score of 41.0 with a standard deviation of 3.4.Test the claim that the true mean score for all sober subjects is equal to 40.5.

• A)Fail to reject the null hypothesis of μ = 40.5 with a P-value of 0.0265.There is not sufficient evidence that the true mean score for sober subjects is different from 40.5.
• B)Reject the null hypothesis of μ = 40.5 with a P-value of 0.0165.There is sufficient evidence that the true mean score for sober subjects is different from 40.5.
• C)Reject the null hypothesis of μ = 40.5 with a P-value of 0.1190.There is strong evidence that the true mean score for sober subjects is not 40.5.
• D)Fail to reject the null hypothesis of μ = 40.5 with a P-value of 0.2380.There is not sufficient evidence that the true mean score for sober subjects is different from 40.5.
• E)There is not enough information to perform the test.

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