SOLUTION: Science fiction novels average 250 pages in length. The average length of 10 randomly chosen novels written by I. M. Wordy was 295 pages in length with a standard deviation of 60.

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Question 863153: Science fiction novels average 250 pages in length. The average length of 10 randomly chosen novels written by I. M. Wordy was 295 pages in length with a standard deviation of 60. At = .05, are Wordy's novels significantly longer than the average science fiction novel?
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Science fiction novels average 250 pages in length. The average length of 10 randomly chosen novels written by I. M. Wordy was 295 pages in length with a standard deviation of 60. At = .05, are Wordy's novels significantly longer than the average science fiction novel?
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Ho: u <= 250
Ha: u > 250 (claim)
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t(295) = (295-150)/[60/sqrt(10)] = 2.37
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p-value = tcdp(2.37,100,9) = 0.0210
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Conclusion: Since the p-value is less than 5%, reject Ho.
The test results support the claim.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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