It is commonly believed that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is 98.6∘F. You are not entirely convinced. You believe that it is not 98.6∘F. You collected data using 49 healthy people and found that they had a mean body temperature of 98.24∘F with a standard deviation of 1.05∘F. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6∘F. a) Identify the null and alternative hypotheses? H0: H1: b) What type of hypothesis test should you conduct (left-, rig

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It is commonly believed that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is 98.6∘F. You are not entirely convinced. You believe that it is not 98.6∘F. You collected data using 49 healthy people and found that they had a mean body temperature of 98.24∘F with a standard deviation of 1.05∘F. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6∘F.

a) Identify the null and alternative hypotheses?

H0:

H1:

b) What type of hypothesis test should you conduct (left-, right-, or two-tailed)?

  • left-tailed
  • right-tailed
  • two-tailed

c) Identify the appropriate significance level as a decimal.


d) Calculate your test statistic. Write the result below, and be sure to round your final answer to two decimal places.


e) Calculate your p-value. Write the result below, and be sure to round your final answer to four decimal places.


f) Do you reject the null hypothesis?

  • We reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is less than the significance level.
  • We reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is not less than the significance level.
  • We fail to reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is less than the significance level.
  • We fail to reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is not less than the significance level.


g) Select the statement below that best represents the conclusion that can be made.

  • There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6∘F

 

  • .
  • There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6∘F
  • .
  • The is sufficent evidence to support the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6∘F
  • .
  • There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6∘F

.

 

It is commonly believed that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is 98.6° F. You are not entirely
convinced. You believe that it is not 98.6° F. You collected data using 49 healthy people and found that they had
a mean body temperature of 98.24°F with a standard deviation of 1.05° F. Use a 0.05 significance level to test
the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6° F.
a) Identify the null and alternative hypotheses?
Ho: Select an answer v
H1: Select an answer
b) What type of hypothesis test should you conduct (left-, right-, or two-tailed)?
O left-tailed
Oright-tailed
Otwo-tailed
c) Identify the appropriate significance level as a decimal.
d) Calculate your test statistic. Write the result below, and be sure to round your final answer to two decimal
places.
e) Calculate your p-value. Write the result below, and be sure to round your final answer to four decimal places.
f) Do you reject the null hypothesis?
OWe reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is less than the significance level.
OWe reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is not less than the significance level.
OWe fail to reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is less than the significance level.
OWe fail to reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is not less than the significance level.
g) Select the statement below that best represents the conclusion that can be made.
O There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy
adult is not 98.6°F.
There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean body temperature of a
healthy adult is not 98.6° F.
O The is sufficent evidence to support the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not
98.6° F.
O There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is
not 98.6° F.
Transcribed Image Text:It is commonly believed that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is 98.6° F. You are not entirely convinced. You believe that it is not 98.6° F. You collected data using 49 healthy people and found that they had a mean body temperature of 98.24°F with a standard deviation of 1.05° F. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6° F. a) Identify the null and alternative hypotheses? Ho: Select an answer v H1: Select an answer b) What type of hypothesis test should you conduct (left-, right-, or two-tailed)? O left-tailed Oright-tailed Otwo-tailed c) Identify the appropriate significance level as a decimal. d) Calculate your test statistic. Write the result below, and be sure to round your final answer to two decimal places. e) Calculate your p-value. Write the result below, and be sure to round your final answer to four decimal places. f) Do you reject the null hypothesis? OWe reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is less than the significance level. OWe reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is not less than the significance level. OWe fail to reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is less than the significance level. OWe fail to reject the null hypothesis, since the p-value is not less than the significance level. g) Select the statement below that best represents the conclusion that can be made. O There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6°F. There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6° F. O The is sufficent evidence to support the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6° F. O There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is not 98.6° F.
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Given,

Population mean (μ)=98.6

Sample size(n) = 49

Sample mean (x-)=98.24

Standard deviation (s)=1.05

 

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