Andrew thinks that people living in a rural environment have a healthier lifestyle than other people. He believes the average lifespan in the USA is 77 years. A random sample of 16 obituaries from newspapers from rural towns in Idaho give x¯=77.63�¯=77.63 and s=2.51�=2.51. Does this sample provide evidence that people living in rural Idaho communities live longer than 77 years? (a) State the null and alternative hypotheses: (Type "mu" for the symbol μ� , e.g. mu >>1 for the mean is greater than 1, mu << 1 for the mean is less than 1, mu not = 1 for the mean is not equal to 1) H0� Ha� (b) Find the test statistic, t = (c) Answer the question: Does this sample provide evidence that people living in rural Idaho communities live longer than 77 years? (Use a 10% level of significance) (Type: Yes or No)
Andrew thinks that people living in a rural environment have a healthier lifestyle than other people. He believes the average lifespan in the USA is 77 years. A random sample of 16 obituaries from newspapers from rural towns in Idaho give x¯=77.63�¯=77.63 and s=2.51�=2.51. Does this sample provide evidence that people living in rural Idaho communities live longer than 77 years?
(a) State the null and alternative hypotheses: (Type "mu" for the symbol μ� , e.g. mu >>1 for the mean is greater than 1, mu << 1 for the mean is less than 1, mu not = 1 for the mean is not equal to 1)
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(b) Find the test statistic, t =
(c) Answer the question: Does this sample provide evidence that people living in rural Idaho communities live longer than 77 years? (Use a 10% level of significance)
(Type: Yes or No)
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