The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is a standardized test required to be admitted to many
graduate schools. A high score in the GRE makes admission more likely. According to the
Educational Testing Service, the mean score for takers of GRE who do not have training
courses is 555 with a standard deviation of 139. Brainpower Philippines (BP) offers expensive
GRE training courses, claiming their graduates score better than those who have not taken any
training courses. To test the company’s claim, you as a statistician randomly selected 30
graduates of BP and asked their GRE scores. The random sample of 30 graduates he obtains
recorded a mean score of 560 in GRE. (Level of Significance α = 0.05)
Identify the test statistic to be used and the following;
1. x̅= ___
2. s or σ = ___
3. H0: ___
4. H1: ___
5. μ = ___
6. α = ___
7. ZC or tC = ___
8. Zα or tα = ___
9. Decision rule: ___
10. Draw the rejection region: ____
11. Decision: ___
12. Conclusion:
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