A random survey of 75 death row inmates revealed that the mean length of time on death row is 17.8 years with a standard deviation of 6.9 years. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine if the population mean time on death row could likely be 15 years. Part (a) Is this a test of one mean or proportion?   a.test of one mean b.test of proportions     Part (b) State the null and alternative hypotheses. H0: ? ≠ 15 Ha: ? = 15 H0: ? ≥ 15 Ha: ? < 15     H0: ? = 15 Ha: ? ≠ 15 H0: ? ≤ 15 Ha: ? >  15H0: ? = 15 Ha: ? > 15 Part (c) Is this a right-tailed, left-tailed, or two-tailed test?   What symbol represents the random variable for this test? ?  Part (e) In words, define the random variable for this test. the standard deviation of time spent on death row for 75 inmates mean time spent on death row for 75 inmates     the amount of time spent on death row for 75 inmates the proportion of time spent on death row for 75 inmates the number of inmates on death row Part (f) Is the population standard deviation known? YesNo     If so, what is it? (Enter your answer to one decimal place. If the standard deviation is not known enter DNE.) Part (g) Calculate the following. (i) Enter your answer to one decimal place. x =  (ii) Enter your answer to one decimal place. s =  (iii) Enter your answer as a whole number. n =  Part (h) Which test should be used? Student's t-test normal test     Part (i) State the distribution to use for the hypothesis test. (Enter your answer in the form z or tdf where df is the degrees of freedom.) =     Part (j) Find the p-value. (Round your answer to four decimal places.) = Part (k) At a pre-conceived  ? = 0.05,  what do you determine for each of the following? (i) Decision: reject the null hypothesis do not reject the null hypothesis     (ii) Reason for the decision: Since ? < p-value, we do not reject the null hypothesis. Since ? > p-value, we do not reject the null hypothesis.     Since? > p-value, we reject the null hypothesis. Since? < p-value, we reject the null hypothesis. (iii) Conclusion (write out in a complete sentence): There is sufficient evidence to warrant a rejection of the claim that the mean length of time on death row is 15 years. There is not sufficient evidence to warrant a rejection of the claim that the mean length of time on death row is 15 years.

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A random survey of 75 death row inmates revealed that the mean length of time on death row is 17.8 years with a standard deviation of 6.9 years. Conduct a hypothesis test to determine if the population mean time on death row could likely be 15 years.

  • Part (a)

    Is this a test of one mean or proportion?
     
    a.test of one mean
    b.test of proportions    
  • Part (b)

    State the null and alternative hypotheses.
    H0: ? ≠ 15
    Ha: ? = 15
    H0: ? ≥ 15
    Ha: ? < 15   
     H0: ? = 15
    Ha: ? ≠ 15
    H0: ? ≤ 15
    Ha: ? > 
    15H0: ? = 15
    Ha: ? > 15
  • Part (c)

    Is this a right-tailed, left-tailed, or two-tailed test?

     

    What symbol represents the random variable for this test?
  • Part (e)

    In words, define the random variable for this test.
    the standard deviation of time spent on death row for 75 inmates
    mean time spent on death row for 75 inmates 
       the amount of time spent on death row for 75 inmates
    the proportion of time spent on death row for 75 inmates
    the number of inmates on death row
  • Part (f)

    Is the population standard deviation known?
    YesNo    

    If so, what is it? (Enter your answer to one decimal place. If the standard deviation is not known enter DNE.)
  • Part (g)

    Calculate the following.
    (i) Enter your answer to one decimal place.
    x = 

    (ii) Enter your answer to one decimal place.
    s = 

    (iii) Enter your answer as a whole number.
    n = 
  • Part (h)

    Which test should be used?
    Student's t-test normal test    
  • Part (i)

    State the distribution to use for the hypothesis test. (Enter your answer in the form z or tdf where df is the degrees of freedom.)
    =
     
     
  • Part (j)

    Find the p-value. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
    =
  • Part (k)

    At a pre-conceived 
    ? = 0.05,
     what do you determine for each of the following?
    (i) Decision:
    reject the null hypothesis
    do not reject the null hypothesis    

    (ii) Reason for the decision:
    Since ? < p-value, we do not reject the null hypothesis.
    Since ? > p-value, we do not reject the null hypothesis.  
      Since? > p-value, we reject the null hypothesis.
    Since? < p-value, we reject the null hypothesis.

    (iii) Conclusion (write out in a complete sentence):
    There is sufficient evidence to warrant a rejection of the claim that the mean length of time on death row is 15 years.
    There is not sufficient evidence to warrant a rejection of the claim that the mean length of time on death row is 15 years.  
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