Assuming that a computer has been used to compute a P-value = 0.01635, what can we conclude about the following situation? A sim
ple random sample of 50 speeds (in mph) is obtained from cars traveling on a section of I-10 through Tallahassee. The sample has a mean of 72.3 mph and a standard deviation of 7.4 mph. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the mean speed of all cars is greater than the posted speed limit of 70 mph.
From the information given, we would write the hypothesis.
For the null hypothesis,
H0 : µ = 70
For the null hypothesis,
Ha : µ > 70
This is a right tailed test because of the symbol of greater than.
The decision rule is to reject the null hypothesis if the level of significance is greater than the p value and accept the null hypothesis if the level of significance is lesser than the p value.
Therefore, since the significance level, 0.05 > p value, 0.01635, then we would reject the null hypothesis. There is enough evidence that the mean speed of all cars is greater than the posted speed limit of 70 mph.
