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A random sample of 100 recorded deaths in an urban city during the past year showed an average life span of 71.8 years, with a standard deviation of 8.9 years. Does this seem to indicate that the average life span today is greater than the 70 years? (Use a 0.05 level of significance).
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\n" ); document.write( "Ho: u = 70
\n" ); document.write( "Ha: u > 70 (claim)
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\n" ); document.write( "test stat: t(71.8) = (71.8-70)/[8.9/sqrt(100)] = 2.0225
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\n" ); document.write( "p-value: P(t > 2.0225 when df = 99) = tcdf(2.0225,100,99) = 0.0229
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\n" ); document.write( "Since the p-value is less than 5%, reject Ho.
\n" ); document.write( "The test results support the claim that the
\n" ); document.write( "life span is greater than 70.
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
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