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Question 10 • Statistics

The daily temperatures in fall and winter months in Virginia have a mean of 62 times degree F A meteorologist in southwest Virginia believes the mean temperature is colder in this area. The meteorologist takes a random sample of 30 daily temperatures from the fall and winter months over the last five years in southwest Virginia. The mean temperature for the sample is 59 times degree F with a standard deviation of 6 point 2 1 times degree F Do the data provide convincing evidence at the alpha is equal to 0 point 0 5 level that the mean temperature in fall and winter months in southwest Virginia is less than 62 times degree F ? What hypotheses should the meteorologist use to conduct a significance test?

Answer
A
ratio of cap h sub 0 to line segment x is less than 62 times degree F ; ratio of cap h sub alpha to line segment x is equal to 62 times degree F
B
ratio of cap h sub 0 to mu is equal to 62 times degree F ; ratio of cap h sub alpha to mu is less than 62 times degree F
C
ratio of cap h sub 0 to mu is equal to 62 times degree F ; ratio of cap h sub alpha to mu is greater than 62 times degree F
D
ratio of cap h sub 0 to line segment x is equal to 62 times degree F ; ratio of cap h sub alpha to line segment x is less than 62 times degree F

Explanation

The claim is that the population mean temperature in southwest Virginia is lower than 62°F, so this belongs in the alternative hypothesis: Hₐ: μ < 62°F. The null hypothesis uses equality to the reference mean, H₀: μ = 62°F. The symbol μ is correct because the test concerns the population mean, not the sample mean x̄; therefore, choice B is correct.

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