Carrying Out a Test for a Population Mean

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

With 12 paired differences, x-bar_d = 2.5, s_d = 4.0. Test H0: mu_d = 0 vs Ha: mu_d > 0.

Pair index Difference 0

The t statistic and a rough p-value are:

  • A

    t = 2.17, p ≈ 0.026

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  • B

    t = 0.625, p ≈ 0.27

  • C

    t = 6.25, p < 0.001

  • D

    t = -2.17, p ≈ 0.974

Explanation

t = 2.5/(4/sqrt(12)) = 2.5/1.155 = 2.165. Upper-tail p with df = 11 is about 0.026.

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