document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1192252>Question 1192252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a 1868 paper, German physician Carl Wunderlich reported based on over a million body temperature readings that the mean body temperature for healthy adults is 98.6° F. However, it is now commonly believed that the mean body temperature of a healthy adult is less than what was reported in that paper. To test this hypothesis a researcher measures the following body temperatures from a random sample of healthy adults.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "98.2, 98.5, 98.6, 98.5, 97.3, 98.3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)	Find the value of the test statistic. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #824151 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=824151\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The test statistic is a t(df=5)=(x bar-98.6)/s/sqrt (6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(98.23-98.6)/0.48/sqrt(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-1.87<BR>\n" );
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