f) State your null and alternative hypothesis g) Choose the appropriate test statistic h) Critical values and corresponding critical region

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The mean number of sick days an employee takes per year is believed to be about ten.
Members of a personnel department do not believe this figure. They randomly survey eight
employees. The number of sick days they took for the past year are as follows: 12; 4; 15; 3; 11; 8;
6; 8. Let x = the number of sick days they took for the past year. Should the personnel team
believe that the mean number is ten with a level of significance of 5%?
f) State your null and alternative hypothesis
g) Choose the appropriate test statistic
h) Critical values and corresponding critical region
i) Compute the test statistic
j) Decision and conclusion
Transcribed Image Text:The mean number of sick days an employee takes per year is believed to be about ten. Members of a personnel department do not believe this figure. They randomly survey eight employees. The number of sick days they took for the past year are as follows: 12; 4; 15; 3; 11; 8; 6; 8. Let x = the number of sick days they took for the past year. Should the personnel team believe that the mean number is ten with a level of significance of 5%? f) State your null and alternative hypothesis g) Choose the appropriate test statistic h) Critical values and corresponding critical region i) Compute the test statistic j) Decision and conclusion
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