Question

The average final exam score for the statistics course is 77% and the standard deviation is 8%. A professor wants to see if the average exam score will be higher for students who are given colored pens on the first day of class. The final exam scores for the 17 randomly selected students who were given the colored pens are shown below. Assume that the distribution of the population is normal. 75, 78, 74, 89, 76, 92, 81, 87, 77, 79, 75, 81, 52, 80, 98, 72, 78 What can be concluded at the 0.05 level of significance

Answer 1

Answer:

There is not enough evidence to support the claim that average score for those given colored pen is greater than 77

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the data : 75, 78, 74, 89, 76, 92, 81, 87, 77, 79, 75, 81, 52, 80, 98, 72, 78

Using calculator :

Sample mean, xbar = 79.06

Sample standard deviation = 9.85

Sample size, n = 17

H0 : μ = 77

H1 : μ > 77

The test statistic : (xbar - μ) ÷ (s / sqrt(n))

(79.06 - 77) ÷ (9.85 / sqrt(17))

2.06 ÷ (9.85 / sqrt(17))

= 0.8623

The Pvalue from Tscore :

Pvalue = 0.20063

Since pvaue is > α ; we fail to reject the null ` There is not enough evidence to support the claim that average score for those given colored pen is greater than 77