Loretta, who turns 91 this year, has heard that the mean systolic blood pressure among the elderly is 120 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), but she believes that the actual value is higher. She bases her belief on a recently reported study of 9 randomly selected, elderly adults. The sample mean systolic blood pressure of the adults in the study was 138 mmHg, and the sample standard deviation was 25 mmHg. Assume that the population of systolic blood pressures of elderly adults is normally distributed. Based on the study, at the 0.1 level of significance, can it be concluded the µ, the mean systolic blood pressure among elderly adults, is greater than 120 mmHg? Perform a one-tailed test. Then fill in the table below. Carry your intermediate computations to at least three decimal places and round your answer as specified in the table. The null hypothesis: H0: ______ The alternative hypothesis: H1: ______ The type of test statistic: (choose one) ______ The value of the test statistic: _______ (Round to at least three decimal places.) The critical value at the 0.1 level of significance: ______ (Round to at least three decimal places.) Can it be concluded, at the 0.1 level of significance, that the mean systolic blood pressure among elderly adults is greater than 120 mmHg.) Yes _____, NO _______
Loretta, who turns 91 this year, has heard that the
Assume that the population of systolic blood pressures of elderly adults is
Perform a one-tailed test. Then fill in the table below.
Carry your intermediate computations to at least three decimal places and round your answer as specified in the table.
The null hypothesis: H0: ______
The alternative hypothesis: H1: ______
The type of test statistic: (choose one) ______
The value of the test statistic: _______
(Round to at least three decimal places.)
The critical value at the 0.1 level of significance: ______
(Round to at least three decimal places.)
Can it be concluded, at the 0.1 level of significance, that the mean systolic blood pressure among elderly adults is greater than 120 mmHg.) Yes _____, NO _______
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