Students in the senior capstone course (N=36) at Central State University took the Political Science subtest developed by the National Board Testing Association. The test is a 75-item, multiple choice test covering all areas of political science. The national norms for the test show a mean of 50. The mean for the students in the capstone course was 55, with a standard deviation of 15. Did the students at CSU score significantly higher than the national average? State your null and alternative hypothesis         Is this a one-or-two tailed hypothesis? Explain thoroughly.           Calculate the appropriate statistical test.           Can you reject the null hypothesis? Why or why not?

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Students in the senior capstone course (N=36) at Central State University took the Political Science subtest developed by the National Board Testing Association. The test is a 75-item, multiple choice test covering all areas of political science. The national norms for the test show a mean of 50. The mean for the students in the capstone course was 55, with a standard deviation of 15. Did the students at CSU score significantly higher than the national average?

  1. State your null and alternative hypothesis

 

 

 

 

  1. Is this a one-or-two tailed hypothesis? Explain thoroughly.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Calculate the appropriate statistical test.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Can you reject the null hypothesis? Why or why not?

 

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