A light-bulb manufacturer advertises that the average life for its light bulbs is 900 hours. A random sample of 15 of its light bulbs resulted in the following lives in hours. 995 590 510 539 739 917 571 555 916 728 664 693 708 887 849 At the 10% significance level, test the claim that the sample is from a population with a mean life of 900 hours. Use the P-value method of testing hypotheses. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses, test statistic, critical value(s) or P-value (or range of P-values) as appropriate, and state the final conclusion that addresses the original claim.

A light-bulb manufacturer advertises that the average life for its light bulbs is 900 hours. A random sample of 15 of its light bulbs resulted in the following lives in hours. 995 590 510 539 739 917 571 555 916 728 664 693 708 887 849 At the 10% significance level, test the claim that the sample is from a population with a mean life of 900 hours. Use the P-value method of testing hypotheses. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses, test statistic, critical value(s) or P-value (or range of P-values) as appropriate, and state the final conclusion that addresses the original claim.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.5: Comparing Sets Of Data

Problem 14PPS

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