Example problem Degrees of freedom is n-1. Can you please explain to me why we use df=35 instead? I attached the question and my professor's solutions below. I need an explanation for that part please, thanks.

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Degrees of freedom is n-1. Can you please explain to me why we use df=35 instead?

I attached the question and my professor's solutions below. I need an explanation for that part please, thanks.

Example 7.1.2
A speed reading course claims that at the conclusion of the course, participants will be
able to read and comprehend a 1000 word passage in less than a minute. company
randomly selects 40 of its employees and sends them to this course. At the conclusion,
their average time to read the passage was 55 seconds with standard deviation 10
seconds.
a) Does this indicate that the claim made by the course is true? Use a = .005.
b) Find c for the corresponding CI.
C
c) Find the CI.
d) Do the CI and hypothesis test give the same conclusion? Explain.
Transcribed Image Text:Example 7.1.2 A speed reading course claims that at the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to read and comprehend a 1000 word passage in less than a minute. company randomly selects 40 of its employees and sends them to this course. At the conclusion, their average time to read the passage was 55 seconds with standard deviation 10 seconds. a) Does this indicate that the claim made by the course is true? Use a = .005. b) Find c for the corresponding CI. C c) Find the CI. d) Do the CI and hypothesis test give the same conclusion? Explain.
•n=40 X = 55
a) Assumptions...
SRSV
normal
Ho
μ=60
H₁: μ260
5=10
fi
CH
pop - no, but since n = 40, it should be robust
1005
as
df = 39
+2.725
Use df = 35
55-60
t =
10/140
= -3,162
p-value = P(t <-3.162): p-value <,005
-3.162
Since t= -3.162 is in the RR and the p-value <.005 = α, reject th.
Conclude that the mean time to read the passage is 2 60 sec.
=२
The claim appears to be true,
6) 1-sided test =)
c=1-22=1-21.005) = +99
c) 99% CI: 55 ± 2.725(10/140) = 55 ±4.3) = (50.69, 59.31)
We are 99% confident that the true mean time it takes participants
of this course to read the passages between 50.69 sec and 59.31 se
because 99% of possible sample's taken would produce an interval that
contains
d) Yes. Since M₂ = 60 is not in the CI, it rejects H₂: μ = 60. Since the
Мо
entire CI is 460, it indicates HSG00
Transcribed Image Text:•n=40 X = 55 a) Assumptions... SRSV normal Ho μ=60 H₁: μ260 5=10 fi CH pop - no, but since n = 40, it should be robust 1005 as df = 39 +2.725 Use df = 35 55-60 t = 10/140 = -3,162 p-value = P(t <-3.162): p-value <,005 -3.162 Since t= -3.162 is in the RR and the p-value <.005 = α, reject th. Conclude that the mean time to read the passage is 2 60 sec. =२ The claim appears to be true, 6) 1-sided test =) c=1-22=1-21.005) = +99 c) 99% CI: 55 ± 2.725(10/140) = 55 ±4.3) = (50.69, 59.31) We are 99% confident that the true mean time it takes participants of this course to read the passages between 50.69 sec and 59.31 se because 99% of possible sample's taken would produce an interval that contains d) Yes. Since M₂ = 60 is not in the CI, it rejects H₂: μ = 60. Since the Мо entire CI is 460, it indicates HSG00
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