An auditor reviewed 22 oral surgery insurance claims from a particular surgical office, determining that the mean out-of-pocket patient billing above the reimbursed amount was $270.89 with a standard deviation of $76.48.   At the 5 percent level of significance, does this sample prove a violation of the guideline that the average patient should pay no more than $250 out-of-pocket?   (a-1) H0: μ ≤ $250 versus H1: μ > $250. Choose the right option. Reject H0 if tcalc < 1.721 Reject H0 if tcalc > 1.721   multiple choice 1 a b Correct   (a-2) Calculate the test statistic. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)   Test statistic              (a-3) The null hypothesis should be rejected.   multiple choice 2 False Correct True   (a-4) The evidence does not show that the average out-of-pocket expense is greater than $250.   multiple choice 3 True Correct False   (b) Is this a close decision?   multiple choice 4 No Correct Yes

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An auditor reviewed 22 oral surgery insurance claims from a particular surgical office, determining that the mean out-of-pocket patient billing above the reimbursed amount was $270.89 with a standard deviation of $76.48.
 
At the 5 percent level of significance, does this sample prove a violation of the guideline that the average patient should pay no more than $250 out-of-pocket?
 
(a-1) H0: μ ≤ $250 versus H1: μ > $250. Choose the right option.

  1. Reject H0 if tcalc < 1.721
  2. Reject H0 if tcalc > 1.721

 

multiple choice 1

  • a
  • b Correct


 
(a-2) Calculate the test statistic. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
 
Test statistic           
 
(a-3) The null hypothesis should be rejected.
 
multiple choice 2

  • False Correct
  • True


 
(a-4) The evidence does not show that the average out-of-pocket expense is greater than $250.
 
multiple choice 3

  • True Correct
  • False


 
(b) Is this a close decision?
 
multiple choice 4

  • No Correct
  • Yes

 

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