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‘T-test for one population Sigma Unknown The Employment and Training Administration reported that the U.S. mean unemployment insurance benefit was $238 per week (The World Almanac, 2003). A researcher in the state of Virginia anticipated that sample data would show evidence that the mean weekly ‘unemployment insurance benefit in Virginia was below the national average. a. Develop appropriate hypotheses such that rejection of HO will support the researcher's contention. For a sample of 100 individuals, the sample mean weekly unemployment insurance benefit was $231 with a sample standard deviation of $80. What isthe p-value? At a=.05, what is your conclusion? Repeat the preceding hypothesis test using the critical value approach Soh Lee be the Aamdony Veotable “that dendlay the Unemployment ingavorrte Tee ‘bunch. paweeR , in Vinginia. Le pr be the adage Unemployment insurveng dane pa Wek, 1 Nagano. . . enemployed the population po the given Stiabor is (Unewnglopnenf) qhowp Cypoth) in Vivginia - Baie) on the Desearchers aripulion, We Con Gnsbect the folowing naseavch hogpothess. Research toypethasis Cet) The mean Weekly vunemplotynort —insuvang bene in Vidoinia js below the Pabionah Worage ~ That ts, P< $238 pa Wak. Tin dda te fest the above hypathesis, We wre the Qi ingperubion and dali. com) PT aiven n= N00 | K= $91 js= yao. asig ths, me Com tesk Me Fospatas stabistial *eypathesis : (es Node = a) Ial| Tappshes Yo po = $238 pLuAk, thik is, “the eWay wacky enemplotpnent: insane bonefef in Waginia is Guala than deqpah b& § 23% por weak. Altesnabivehupolhans Ye. po'< $238 pa Ulaak tak 15, the alidage wuatkby unemnploymen f tsevone areit in Waginia is below $239 fa Wer. Ewa in Toypothass Ceding Type Sout. — (dept a) ga the avon Situellon, Hip -1 Bde ( p< 938 Be $938), Nob the. P( p= $235) Re $3.38) =0:05, hat is, level 6, SieprifiGng ls 0.05 4 Typ T OOK ~ OMENS | ns te) @ the yen Shiabion , Ype-M Bad is [=e] pe bee). Me p( pede] Redes) = Pwd \ - 0 KB > gu) p < $338) =1-p (Rua ‘the best + Constyuction ny test slabistic +, under He , (Po= gu) (Sine = is onkntan, we vse dudat E=bistyibubon with n-\ decPots 9, ladby) bt a uy bel dh « va LAA LdB = Joo = -o895 (t- Ghai) who) Cpe)

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