we have
Find the roots
Equate the function to zero
Group terms that contain the same variable, and move the constant to the opposite side of the equation
Complete the square. Remember to balance the equation by adding the same constants to each side.
Rewrite as perfect squares
Square root both sides
therefore
<u>the answer is</u>
Answer:
The degrees of freedom are given by:
Since is a two-sided test the p value would be:
Since the p value is a very low value we have enough evidence to conclude that true mean is significantly different from 1.35 in/year at any significance level commonly used for example ().
Step-by-step explanation:
Data given and notation
represent the sample mean
represent the sample deviation
sample size
represent the value that we want to test
represent the significance level for the hypothesis test.
t would represent the statistic (variable of interest)
represent the p value for the test (variable of interest)
State the null and alternative hypotheses.
We need to conduct a hypothesis in order to check if the true mean is different from 1.35 in/year, the system of hypothesis would be:
Null hypothesis:
Alternative hypothesis:
The statistic is given by:
(1)
Calculate the statistic
We can replace in formula (1) the info given like this:
P-value
The degrees of freedom are given by:
Since is a two-sided test the p value would be:
Since the p value is a very low value we have enough evidence to conclude that true mean is significantly different from 1.35 in/year at any significance level commonly used for example ().