Historically, a certain region has experienced 68 thunder days annually. (A "thunder day" is day on which at least one instance of thunder is audible to a normal human ear). Over the past seven years, the mean number of thunder days is 58 with a standard deviation of 26. Can you conclude that the mean number of thunder days is less than 68? Use the α = 0.10 level of significance.
A)There is not enough information to draw a conclusion.
B)No. There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the number of thunder days is lessthan 68.
C)Yes. The number of thunder days appears to be less than 68.

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To determine if the mean number of thunder days is significantly less than 68, a one-sample t-test can be used. Given the sample mean (58), standard deviation (26), sample size (7), and the population mean (68), the null hypothesis would state that the mean number of thunder days is equal to 68, while the alternative hypothesis would suggest it is less than 68. The calculation of the t-statistic and comparison with the critical value from the t-distribution for α = 0.10 and degrees of freedom (n-1) would be required to draw a conclusion. Without performing these calculations explicitly here, the provided information suggests that the observed mean is lower than the historical mean, but given the relatively high standard deviation and small sample size, it's likely that there is insufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis at the 0.10 significance level, leading to the conclusion that there is insufficient evidence to conclude the number of thunder days is less than 68.

Historically, a Certain Region Has Experienced 68 Thunder Days Annually