document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=141594>Question 141594</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An auditor reviewed 25 oral surgery insurance claims from a particular surgical office, determining that the mean out-of-pocket patient biling above the reimbursed amount was $275.66 with a standard deviation of $78.11. (a) At the 5 percent level of significance, does this sample prove a violation of the guideline that the average patient should pay no more than $250 out-of-pocket? State your hypothesis and decision rule. (b) Is this a close decision? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) At the 5 percent level of significance, does this sample prove a violation of the guideline that the average patient should pay no more than $250 out-of-pocket? State your hypothesis and decision rule.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ho: u <= 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ha: u > 250<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "test statistic: t(275.66) = (275.66-250)/[78.11/sqrt(45)] = 1.64256...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p-value: P(1.64256 < t < 10, with df=24) = 0.05676<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Conclusion: Since p-value is greater than 5%, fail to reject Ho.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) Is this a close decision?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Yes, it is a rather close decision.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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