Step 1 :Let \(\mu_{d}\) be the mean of the differences in the numbers of hospital admissions resulting from motor vehicle crashes for the population of all pairs of data. The hypotheses for this test are: \(H_{0}: \mu_{d}=0\) and \(H_{1}: \mu_{d} \neq 0\).
Step 2 :The value of the test statistic is calculated using the formula for the t-statistic in a paired t-test. The test statistic is \(t=-2.87 i\) (rounded to three decimal places).
Step 3 :The critical value is the value of t such that the probability of observing a value as extreme as, or more extreme than, the observed value under the null hypothesis is 0.05. This value can be found using a t-distribution table or a statistical software. The critical values are \(t= \pm 2.571\) (rounded to three decimal places).
Step 4 :The test statistic is approximately \(0.482\), and the critical values are approximately \(\pm 2.571\). This means that if the test statistic falls outside of the range -2.571 to 2.571, we would reject the null hypothesis. However, our test statistic of 0.482 falls within this range, so we do not have enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis. Therefore, we cannot conclude that the mean difference in hospital admissions on Fridays the 6th and Fridays the 13th is different from zero.
Step 5 :Final Answer: The test statistic is approximately \(\boxed{0.482}\) and the critical values are approximately \(\boxed{\pm 2.571}\).