document.write( "Question 1159396: It is claimed that automobiles are driven on average more than 20,000 kilometers per year. To test this claim, 100 randomly selected automobile owners are asked to keep a record of the kilometers they travel. Would you agree with this claim if the random sample showed an average of 23,500 kilometers and a standard deviation of 3900 kilometers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #783131 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ho: d<=20,000 km/yr \n" ); document.write( "Ha: d>20,000 km/year \n" ); document.write( "alpha=0.05 P{reject Ho|Ho true} \n" ); document.write( "test statistic is a t(0..95) df=99 \n" ); document.write( "Critical value t>1.66 \n" ); document.write( "calculation t=(x bar-mean)/s/sqrt (100) \n" ); document.write( "t=3500*10/3900 \n" ); document.write( "t=8.97 \n" ); document.write( "strongly reject Ho and conclude that the vehicles are driven more than 20,000 km/year \n" ); document.write( "P<0.0001 (about 10^(-15)) \n" ); document.write( " |