-A large software development firm recently relocated its facilities.Top management is interested in fostering good relations with their new local community and has
Encouraged their professional employees to engage in local service activities.They
Believe that the firm's professionals volunteer an average of more than 15 hours per
Month.If this is not the case, they will institute an incentive program to increase
Community involvement.A random sample of 24 professionals yields a mean of 16.6
Hours and a standard deviation of 2.22 hours.The correct value of the test statistic for the
Appropriate hypothesis test is
A)t = 3.532
B)t = -3.532
C)t = 1.223
D)t = -1.223
E)t = 0.789

Question

-A large software development firm recently relocated its facilities.Top management is interested in fostering good relations with their new local community and has
Encouraged their professional employees to engage in local service activities.They
Believe that the firm's professionals volunteer an average of more than 15 hours per
Month.If this is not the case, they will institute an incentive program to increase
Community involvement.A random sample of 24 professionals yields a mean of 16.6
Hours and a standard deviation of 2.22 hours.The correct value of the test statistic for the
Appropriate hypothesis test is
A)t = 3.532 
B)t = -3.532 
C)t = 1.223 
D)t = -1.223 
E)t = 0.789

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct value of the test statistic for the appropriate hypothesis test is t = 3.532. This is because the sample mean is significantly greater than the hypothesized mean of 15 hours per month, and the standard deviation is relatively small.

-A Large Software Development Firm Recently Relocated Its Facilities