tor for a medical assistance program wishes to test the hypothesis that her students score higher than the national mean on the certified medical assistant exam. She randomly selects 49 recent graduates of the year long program and find that x bar (the x with the line over the top) = 625 and s= 5. If the national mean is 650, perform a significance test to verify

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The program director for a medical assistance program wishes to test the hypothesis that her students score higher than the national mean on the certified medical assistant exam. She randomly selects 49 recent graduates of the year long program and find that x bar (the x with the line over the top) = 625 and s= 5. If the national mean is 650, perform a significance test to verify the doctors claim. Use a= 0.05. State your conclusion. 

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