Compute the sample mean and the sample standard deviation.

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Compute the sample mean and the sample standard deviation.

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ent 7 Chapter 9
Joan's Nursery specializes in custom-designed landscaping for residential areas. The estimated labor cost associated with a particular landscaping
proposal is based on the number of plantings of trees, shrubs, and so on to be used for the project. For cost estimating purposes, managers use
two hours of labor time for the planting of a medium-sized tree. Actual times from a sample of 10 plantings during the past month follow (times in
hours).
1.3
2.8
2.3
2.1
1.5
1.6
2.3
2.7
2.5
3.3
With a 0.05 level of significance, test to see whether the mean tree-planting time differs from two hours.
a. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
Ho : H
- Select your answer-V
2.
Ha: P
Select your answer-V
2.
b. Compute the sample mean.
(to 2 decimals)
C. Compute the sample standard deviation.
(to 4 decimals)
d. Find the test statistic and p-value. (Use Table 2 in Appendix B.)
(to 3 decimals)
p-value
- Select your answer-
e. What is your conclusion?
We-Select your answer
- v
reject the null hypothesis. There - Select your answer - v enough evidence to prove that the mean tree-planting time
differs from 2 hours.
Transcribed Image Text:b/ui/evo/index.html?elSBN=9780357131596&id%3D9974259648snapshotld%3D18993728 GAGE MINDTAP Q Search this cou ent 7 Chapter 9 Joan's Nursery specializes in custom-designed landscaping for residential areas. The estimated labor cost associated with a particular landscaping proposal is based on the number of plantings of trees, shrubs, and so on to be used for the project. For cost estimating purposes, managers use two hours of labor time for the planting of a medium-sized tree. Actual times from a sample of 10 plantings during the past month follow (times in hours). 1.3 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.5 1.6 2.3 2.7 2.5 3.3 With a 0.05 level of significance, test to see whether the mean tree-planting time differs from two hours. a. State the null and alternative hypotheses. Ho : H - Select your answer-V 2. Ha: P Select your answer-V 2. b. Compute the sample mean. (to 2 decimals) C. Compute the sample standard deviation. (to 4 decimals) d. Find the test statistic and p-value. (Use Table 2 in Appendix B.) (to 3 decimals) p-value - Select your answer- e. What is your conclusion? We-Select your answer - v reject the null hypothesis. There - Select your answer - v enough evidence to prove that the mean tree-planting time differs from 2 hours.
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