The cost of off-campus living for U of O students is normally distributed. The Office of the Registrar estimates that on average it costs students $1,150 per month to live off-campus. A student group suspects that the average cost of living is higher than what is listed by the registrars office. They decide to conduct a hypothesis test. The student group randomly surveys 18 students and finds that they pay an average of $1,275 per month with a standard deviation of $300.
What is the P-value of the appropriate hypothesis test?
Solution :
= 1150
=1275
S =300
n = 18
This is the right tailed test .
The null and alternative hypothesis is ,
H0 : = 1150
Ha : > 1150
Test statistic = t
= ( - ) / S / n
= (1275-1150) /300 / 18
= 1.768
Test statistic = t = 1.768
P-value =0.0475
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