what statistic should be used? What is the value of that calculated statistic?    Please explain!

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What variable is being measured and what statistic should be used? What is the value of that calculated statistic? 

 

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The variable should be measured is increase in knowledge after the students participated in an awareness program .

Given that 

Sample Size, n=25

Population mean,μ =35

Population standard deviation,σ=5

Sample mean,x¯ =40

Sample standard deviation,s=10

use  z test statistic, since the population standard deviation is known even though the sample size is small.

The null hypothesis is,

H0:μ <=35

The alternative hypothesis Is,

Ha:μ >35

 

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