Chapter 8.2, Problem 5E

For Exercises 1 through 25, perform each of the following steps.

a. State the hypotheses and identify the claim.

b. Find the critical value(s).

c. Compute the test value.

d. Make the decision.

e. Summarize the results.

Use diagrams to show the critical region (or regions), and use the traditional method of hypothesis testing unless otherwise specified.

5. Sick Days in Bed A researcher wishes to see if the average number of sick days a worker takes per year is greater than 5. A random sample of 32 workers at a large department store had a mean of 5.6. The standard deviation of the population is 1.2. Is there enough evidence to support the researcher’s claim at α = 0.01?