Answer to Question #331375 in Statistics and Probability for Reece

Question

1. Suppose the researcher wants to investigate the mean number of hours worked per week by female in this Caribbean island. It is believed that women work no more than 35 hours per week. Assuming the respondents in the labour force dataset represents a random sample of respondents in this country, used the statistics calculated in question 10 to test this claim made about women in this country. (10 points) Note: Make sure to state the null and alternative hypotheses both in words and statistical notation (3 points). Formulate decision rules (3 points). Calculate the appropriate test statistics making sure to indicate the formula that you are using (2 points). State the conclusion in the context of this situation (2 points)

The mean is 24.71287

The standard deviation is 22.43138