Problem

It has long been stated that the mean temperature of humans is 98.6F. However, two researchers currently involved in the subject thought that the mean temperature of humans is less than 98.6F. They measured the temperatures of 111 healthy adults 1 to 4 times daily for 3 days, obtaining 500 measurements. The sample data resulted in a sample mean of 98.5F and a sample standard deviation of 0.8F. Use the P-value approach to conduct a hypothesis test to judge whether the mean temperature of humans is less than 98.6F at the α=0.01 level of significance

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The final answer is Reject H0

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Step 1 :State the null hypothesis H0:μ=98.6F and the alternative hypothesis Ha:μ<98.6F

Step 2 :Calculate the test statistic using the formula t=x¯μs/n where x¯ is the sample mean, μ is the hypothesized mean, s is the sample standard deviation, and n is the sample size

Step 3 :Find the P-value associated with the calculated test statistic

Step 4 :Compare the P-value to the significance level α=0.01

Step 5 :If the P-value is less than α, reject the null hypothesis

Step 6 :Since the P-value 0.0027 is less than the significance level α=0.01, we reject the null hypothesis

Step 7 :Conclude that the mean temperature of humans is less than 98.6F

Step 8 :The final answer is Reject H0

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