document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189500>Question 189500</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 billing above the reimbursed amount was $275.66 with a standard deviation of $78.11.<BR>\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?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "State your hypotheses and decision rule. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Is this a close decision?<BR>\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? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ho: u = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ha: u is not equal to 250<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Test statistic:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t(275.66) = 25.66/[78.11/sqrt(25)] = 1.6426<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p-value = P(t > 1.6426 with df=24) = 0.05675<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Conclusion: Since the p-value is greater than 5%, fail to reject Ho.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "State your hypotheses and decision rule. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) Is this a close decision?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pretty close.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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