Problem

Determine the P-value:
Use a t-test to test the claim about the population mean $\mu$ at the given level of significance $\alpha$ using the given sample statistics. Assume the population is normally distributed.

Claim: $\mu \geq 8100 ; \alpha=0.05$ Sample statistics: $\bar{x}=7900, s=480, n=23$

What are the null and alternative hypotheses?
A.
\[
\begin{array}{l}
H_{0}: \mu=8100 \\
H_{a}: \mu \neq 8100
\end{array}
\]
c.
\[
\begin{array}{l}
H_{0}: \mu \leq 8100 \\
H_{a}: \mu> 8100
\end{array}
\]
B.
\[
\begin{array}{l}
H_{0}: \mu \geq 8100 \\
H_{a}: \mu< 8100
\end{array}
\]
D.
\[
\begin{array}{l}
H_{0}: \mu \neq 8100 \\
H_{a}: \mu=8100
\end{array}
\]

What is the value of the standardized test statistic?
The standardized test statistic is -2.0 . (Round to two decimal places as needed.)
What is the P-value?
$\mathrm{P}=\square$ (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

Answer

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Final Answer: The P-value is \(\boxed{0.029}\)

Steps

Step 1 :The null and alternative hypotheses are: \(H_{0}: \mu \geq 8100\) and \(H_{a}: \mu<8100\)

Step 2 :The standardized test statistic is given as -2.0

Step 3 :The degrees of freedom for the t-distribution is the sample size minus 1, which is 23 - 1 = 22

Step 4 :To calculate the P-value, we can use the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the t-distribution. The CDF gives the probability that a random variable drawn from the t-distribution is less than or equal to a given value. Since the test statistic is negative, we need to find the probability that a random variable drawn from the t-distribution is less than or equal to -2.0

Step 5 :Using the test statistic and degrees of freedom, the P-value is calculated to be approximately 0.029

Step 6 :Final Answer: The P-value is \(\boxed{0.029}\)

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