Ben 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 12 obituaries from newspapers from rural towns in Idaho give x = 81.61 and s = 2.76. 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 u , 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) H: H: (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
Ben 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 12 obituaries from newspapers from rural towns in
Idaho give x = 81.61 and s = 2.76. 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 u , 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)
H:
H:
(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
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