Chapter 8.5, Problem 17P

Please provide the following information for Problems 15–26 and 29–35.

1. (a) What is the level of significance? State the null and alternate hypotheses.
2. (b) Check Requirements What sampling distribution will you use? What assumptions are you making? Compute the sample test statistic and corresponding z or t value as appropriate.
3. (c) Find (or estimate) the P-value. Sketch the sampling distribution and show the area corresponding to the P-value.
4. (d) Based on your answers in parts (a) to (c), will you reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis? Are the data statistically significant at level α?
5. (e) Interpret your conclusion in the context of the application.

   Note: For degrees of freedom d.f. not in the Student’s t table, use the closest d.f. that is smaller. In some situations, this choice of d.f. may increase the P-value a small amount and therefore produce a slightly more “conservative” answer.

Answers may vary due to rounding.

17. Survey: Outdoor Activities A Michigan study concerning preference for outdoor activities used a questionnaire with a 6-point Likert-type response in which 1 designated “not important” and 6 designated “extremely important.” A random sample of n₁ = 46 adults were asked about fishing as an outdoor activity. The mean response was ${\bar{x}}_1=4.9$. Another random sample of n₂ = 51 adults were asked about camping as an outdoor activity. For this group, the mean response was ${\bar{x}}_2=4.3$. From previous studies, it is known that σ₁ = 1.5 and σ₂ = 1.2. Does this indicate a difference (either way) regarding preference for camping versus preference for fishing as an outdoor activity? Use a 5% level of significance. Note: A Likert scale usually has to do with approval of or agreement with a statement in a questionnaire. For example, respondents are asked to indicate whether they “strongly agree,” “agree,” “disagree,” or “strongly disagree” with the statement.