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Ratling [72]
2 years ago
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Suppose that a recent article stated that the mean time spent in jail by a first-time convicted burglar is 2.5 years. A study wa

s then done to see if the mean time has increased in the new century. A random sample of 26 first-time convicted burglars in a recent year was picked. The mean length of time in jail from the survey was three years with a standard deviation of 1.8 years. Suppose that it is somehow known that the population standard deviation is 1.5 years. Conduct a hypothesis test at a 5% significance level to determine if the mean length of jail time has increased. Assume the distribution of the jail times is approximately normal.
Mathematics
1 answer:
4vir4ik [10]2 years ago
5 0

Using the z-distribution, it is found that since the <u>test statistic is greater than the critical value</u>, it can be concluded that the mean length of jail time has increased.

At the null hypothesis, it is <u>tested if the mean length of jail time is still of 2.5 years</u>, that is:

H_0: \mu = 2.5

At the alternative hypothesis, it is <u>tested if it has increased</u>, that is:

H_1: \mu > 2.5

We have the <u>standard deviation for the population</u>, thus, the z-distribution is used. The test statistic is given by:

z = \frac{\overline{x} - \mu}{\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}}

The parameters are:

  • \overline{x} is the sample mean.
  • \mu is the value tested at the null hypothesis.
  • \sigma is the standard deviation of the sample.
  • n is the sample size.

For this problem, the values of the <u>parameters</u> are: \overline{x} = 3, \mu = 2.5, \sigma = 1.5, n = 26

Hence, the value of the <u>test statistic</u> is:

z = \frac{\overline{x} - \mu}{\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}}

z = \frac{3 - 2.5}{\frac{1.5}{\sqrt{26}}}

z = 1.7

The critical value for a <u>right-tailed test</u>, as we are testing if the mean is greater than a value, with a <u>significance level of 0.05</u>, is of z^{\ast} = 1.645

Since the <u>test statistic is greater than the critical value</u>, it can be concluded that the mean length of jail time has increased.

A similar problem is given at brainly.com/question/24166849

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