Question

A dietitian is interested in the average amount of time teenagers exercise per week. Based on previous studies, teenagers exercise an average of 6.5 hours per week. The dietitian suspects this average has increased. During the process of hypothesis testing, the dietitian calculates a test statistic of 3.30. If this test statistic is higher than the critical value, what can the dietitian do next

Answer 1

Answer:

The dietitian should conclude that there is no significant evidence to support the claim that the number of hours teenagers exercise per week has increased.

Step-by-step explanation:

H0 : μ = 6.5

H1 : μ > 6.5

The test statistic value = 3.30

The critical value > test statistic

The Decison region :

If; test statistic > critical value (Fail to reject H0)

If; test statistic < Critical value (Reject H0)

Given that the test statistic is > critical value ; then we fail to reject the null

Hence, the dietitian should conclude that there is no significant evidence to support the claim that the number of hours teenagers exercise per week has increased.