SOLUTION: A researcher claims that the average age of people who buy theatre tickets is 40. A sample of 30 is selected and their ages are recorded as shown below. The standard deviation is
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Question 233172: A researcher claims that the average age of people who buy theatre tickets is 40. A sample of 30 is selected and their ages are recorded as shown below. The standard deviation is 5. At α = 0.05 is there enough evidence to reject the researcher’s claim? Show all work.
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38
40
45
35
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45
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45
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44
38
45
44
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45
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45
37
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45
46
35
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41
38
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39
55
I really need help with this question. I tried all the avenue to solve this problem. Thanks for all your help and support.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What avenues have you tried?
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Ho: u = 40
Ha: u is not 40
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Now add up all the numbers and divide by 30 to get the sample mean.
Now run a Ttest to get the test statistic and/or the p-value.
If the p-value is <5%, reject Ho.
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Let me know if this is what you need.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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