Compute the sample mean and sample deviation

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Part C. Compute the sample mean and sample deviation. 

 

 

Joan's Nursery specializes in custom-designed landscaping for residential areas. The estimated labor cost associated with a particular
landscaping proposal is based on the number of plantings of trees, shrubs, and so on to be used for the project. For cost estimating
purposes, managers use two hours of labor time for the planting of a medium-sized tree. Actual times from a sample of 10 plantings
during the past month follow (times in hours).
1.4
1.5
1.3
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.7
2.6
2.3
3.2
With a 0.05 level of significance, test to see whether the mean tree-planting time differs from two hours.
a. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
Ho :
Select your answer - ♥
d: ®H
b. Compute the sample mean.
Select your answer - ▼
a
(to 2 decimals)
C. Compute the sample standard deviation.
(to 4 decimals)
d. Find the test statistic and p-value. (Use Table 2 in Appendix B.)
(to 3 decimals)
p-value
Select your answer -
e. What is your conclusion?
We
- Select your answer
- v reject the null hypothesis. There
Select your answer-
v enough evidence to prove that the mean tree-
planting time differs from 2 hours.
2]
2)
t,
Transcribed Image Text:Joan's Nursery specializes in custom-designed landscaping for residential areas. The estimated labor cost associated with a particular landscaping proposal is based on the number of plantings of trees, shrubs, and so on to be used for the project. For cost estimating purposes, managers use two hours of labor time for the planting of a medium-sized tree. Actual times from a sample of 10 plantings during the past month follow (times in hours). 1.4 1.5 1.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.3 3.2 With a 0.05 level of significance, test to see whether the mean tree-planting time differs from two hours. a. State the null and alternative hypotheses. Ho : Select your answer - ♥ d: ®H b. Compute the sample mean. Select your answer - ▼ a (to 2 decimals) C. Compute the sample standard deviation. (to 4 decimals) d. Find the test statistic and p-value. (Use Table 2 in Appendix B.) (to 3 decimals) p-value Select your answer - e. What is your conclusion? We - Select your answer - v reject the null hypothesis. There Select your answer- v enough evidence to prove that the mean tree- planting time differs from 2 hours. 2] 2) t,
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The table that depicts the calculation is shown below:

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The mean can be calculated as:

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The variance can be calculated as:

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The standard deviation can be calculated as:

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The test statistic can be calculated as:

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 The p-value for 9(10-1) degrees of freedom and two taled test is , which can be obtained by using the t-distribution table. As the ,  the null hypothesis is not rejected.

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