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QuestionFree dessert: In an attempt to increase business on Monday nights, a restaurant offers a free dessert with every dinner order. Before the offer, the mean number of dinner customers on Monday was 150. Following are the numbers of diners on a random sample of 12 days while the offer was in effect. Can you conclude that the mean number of diners decreased while the free dessert offer was in effect? Use the α=0.01\alpha=0.01 level of significance and the PP-value method with the
Critical Values for the Student's tt Distribution Table. \begin{tabular}{llllll} \hline 170 & 133 & 150 & 111 & 171 & 103 \\ 101 & 110 & 133 & 179 & 151 & 112 \\ \hline \end{tabular} Send data to Excel
Part 1 of 6
Following is a boxplot for these data. Is it reasonable to assume that the conditions for performing a hypothesis test are satisfied? Explain.
The boxplot shows that there are outliers. The boxplot shows that there is no evidence of strong skewness.
We can \square assume that the population is approximately normal.
It \square reasonable to assume that the conditions are satisfied.
Part 2 of 6
State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses. H0=μ=150H1:μ<150\begin{array}{l} H_{0}=\mu=150 \\ H_{1}: \mu<150 \end{array}
This hypothesis test is a left-tailed \square test. 5

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. We have a random sample of 12 days with the number of diners recorded.
2. The significance level is α=0.01\alpha = 0.01.
3. We will use the Student's tt distribution for hypothesis testing.
4. The null hypothesis is that the mean number of diners is 150.
5. The alternative hypothesis is that the mean number of diners is less than 150.

STEP 2

1. Evaluate the assumptions for the hypothesis test.
2. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
3. Calculate the sample mean and standard deviation.
4. Perform the tt-test.
5. Determine the PP-value.
6. Make a conclusion based on the PP-value and significance level.

STEP 3

Evaluate the assumptions for the hypothesis test:
- The boxplot shows outliers, but no evidence of strong skewness. - We can assume the population is approximately normal due to the Central Limit Theorem, given the sample size is reasonably large (n=12).
It is reasonable to assume that the conditions for performing a hypothesis test are satisfied.

STEP 4

State the null and alternative hypotheses:
\[ H_0: \mu = 150 $ \[ H_1: \mu < 150 $
This hypothesis test is a left-tailed test.

STEP 5

Calculate the sample mean xˉ\bar{x} and standard deviation ss.
Sample data: 170,133,150,111,171,103,101,110,133,179,151,112170, 133, 150, 111, 171, 103, 101, 110, 133, 179, 151, 112.
Calculate xˉ\bar{x} and ss.

STEP 6

Calculate the sample mean xˉ\bar{x}:
xˉ=170+133+150+111+171+103+101+110+133+179+151+11212\bar{x} = \frac{170 + 133 + 150 + 111 + 171 + 103 + 101 + 110 + 133 + 179 + 151 + 112}{12}
xˉ=162412=135.33\bar{x} = \frac{1624}{12} = 135.33
Calculate the sample standard deviation ss:
s=(xixˉ)2n1s = \sqrt{\frac{\sum (x_i - \bar{x})^2}{n-1}}

STEP 7

Calculate the sample standard deviation ss:
s=(170135.33)2+(133135.33)2++(112135.33)211s = \sqrt{\frac{(170-135.33)^2 + (133-135.33)^2 + \ldots + (112-135.33)^2}{11}}
Calculate the value of ss.

STEP 8

Perform the tt-test:
Calculate the test statistic tt:
t=xˉμs/nt = \frac{\bar{x} - \mu}{s/\sqrt{n}}
Substitute xˉ=135.33\bar{x} = 135.33, μ=150\mu = 150, ss, and n=12n = 12.

STEP 9

Calculate the test statistic tt:
t=135.33150s/12t = \frac{135.33 - 150}{s/\sqrt{12}}
Calculate the value of tt.

STEP 10

Determine the PP-value using the tt-distribution table with n1=11n-1 = 11 degrees of freedom.
Compare the calculated tt value to the critical value at α=0.01\alpha = 0.01.

STEP 11

Find the PP-value from the tt-distribution table.

STEP 12

Make a conclusion based on the PP-value and significance level α=0.01\alpha = 0.01.
If PP-value < α\alpha, reject H0H_0.

STEP 13

Conclude whether the mean number of diners decreased.
The conclusion will depend on the calculated PP-value and comparison to α=0.01\alpha = 0.01.

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