It is claimed that the average number of years of education of an employee is no more than 12 years. Test this claim against sample results at a level of significance of 5% and draw a conclusion. How much weight of evidence does the sample data hold against the null hypothesis?
Population (n=93):
12,10,12,8,8,12,12,12,15,8,12,12,8,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12,16,8,8,12,12,15,15,16,12,8,12,8,8,12,8,8,12,12,12,12,12,12,15,15,15,15,12,12,12,12,12,12,15,15,15,12,15,12,12,15,12,15,12,12,12,12,12,12,15,15,15,8,12,12,12,12,12,12,15,15,15,15,15,16,15,15,15,15,15,12,15,16
∑x = 1163
∑x² = 15023
n = 93
Mean , x̅ = Ʃx/n = 1163/93 = 12.5054
Standard deviation, s = √[(Ʃx² - (Ʃx)²/n)/(n-1)] = √[(15023-(1163)²/93)/(93-1)] = 2.2824
Null and Alternative hypothesis:
Ho : µ ≤ 12
H1 : µ > 12
Test statistic:
t = (x̅- µ)/(s/√n) = (12.5054 - 12)/(2.2824/√93) = 2.1354
df = n-1 = 92
p-value = T.DIST.RT(2.1354, 92) = 0.0177
Decision:
p-value < α, Reject the null hypothesis
Conclusion:
There is enough evidence to conclude that population mean is more than 12 at 0.05 significance level.
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