Problem

A random sample of 10 independent healthy people showed the body temperatures given below (in degrees Fahrenheit). Test the hypothesis that the population mean is not 98.6F, using a significance level of 0.05 .
98.798.899.096.898.598.697.599.198.797.6

Determine the null and alternative hypotheses. Choose the correct answer below
A.
H0:μ>98.6Ha:μ=98.6
D.
H0:μ<98.6Ha:μ=98.6
B.
H0:μ98.6Ha:μ=98.6
(uE.
H0μ=98.6Haμ<98.6
C.
H0μ=98.6Ha:μ>98.6
H0,μ=98.6Haμ98.6

Check the conditions to see whether the test statistic will follow a t-distribution.
The sample is random and the observations are independent The distribution of the sample is approximately Normal.

Find the test statistic.
t=1.12
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Find the p-value
p-value =
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)

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The final answer is that the p-value is approximately 0.292.

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Step 1 :First, we need to determine the null and alternative hypotheses. The null hypothesis H0 is that the population mean is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, and the alternative hypothesis Ha is that the population mean is not 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. So, we have H0:μ=98.6 and Ha:μ98.6.

Step 2 :Next, we check the conditions to see whether the test statistic will follow a t-distribution. The sample is random and the observations are independent. The distribution of the sample is approximately Normal.

Step 3 :Then, we find the test statistic. The test statistic is t=1.12.

Step 4 :Finally, we find the p-value. The p-value is the probability of obtaining a test statistic as extreme as -1.12, or more extreme, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true. Using the formula for the p-value with a t-distribution, we find that the p-value is approximately 0.292.

Step 5 :The final answer is that the p-value is approximately 0.292.

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