Setting Up a Test for a Population Mean

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

A car maker claims average mileage is at least 35 mpg. Consumer testing yields x-bar = 33.8 with t = -1.40.

0 t upper-tail p-value

Using Ha: mu < 35 with df = 24, the p-value is roughly:

  • A

    0.50

  • B

    0.087

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  • C

    0.913

  • D

    0.005

Explanation

For df = 24 and t = -1.40, the lower-tail p-value is about 0.087.

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