Hypothesis Testing of Mean
A hospital human resources manager
finds that the local average starting salary for nurses is $24,000. She
randomly samples 10 nurse’s salaries at the hospital and calculates a mean of
$23,450 and a standard deviation of $400.
RQ: Is the average starting salary
for nurses in her hospital at $24,000 with a 95% confidence level?
1. Choose the Hypothesis
Ho:
H1:
2. Specify the Decision Rule
3. Calculate the Test Statistic
& P-value
4. Make the Decision
5. Give an interpretation of the
Decision
Attach your Excel document with
calculations (may be a software output.) It is an academic integrity infraction
to use another student’s file for your own.





