A random sample of 36 students shows that the mean number of hours spent each night on homework is 2.5 hours, with a standard deviation of 0.75 hours. (Study time is assumed to be normally distributed.) He has expressed concern that this mean is lower than in the past when 3.0 hours was the norm. Use a one sample test of the means (at 95% confidence) to determine if his concern is justified. Is it?
To test
vs
n=36
S=0.75
Test
P value=P(T<t)=P(T<-4)=0.0002
Rejection Rule: Reject Ho if p value is less than significance level.
Here p value is less than significance lavel of 0.05
Hence we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that
Mean number of hours spent each night on homework is less than 3 hours
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