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Lewis Brooks
on Oct 19, 2024
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Suppose a study was done to determine if the average amount of sleep that students get the day before an exam is less than 6 hours.An SRS of 100 students from a university was taken and a mean of 5.5 hours was computed from the sample.The figure below provides the results of the analysis. 
What is your conclusion based on the results of this study? (Assume a significance level of .05. )
A) On average,students typically get less than 6 hours of sleep the day before an exam.
B) On average,students typically get 6 hours of sleep the day before an exam.
C) On average,students typically get more than 6 hours of sleep the day before an exam.
D) On average,students typically get 5.5 hours of sleep the day before an exam.
Significance Level
The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true; a measure of the risk of a Type I error.
SRS
Simple Random Sampling, a method of selecting a sample in which each member of the population has an equal chance of being included.
- Execute hypothesis testing in actual scenarios dealing with averages and ratios.
Verified Answer
BE
Learning Objectives
- Execute hypothesis testing in actual scenarios dealing with averages and ratios.
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