Instruction 9-7
Microsoft Excel was used on a set of data involving the number of parasites found in a random sample of 46 Blue Tiger butterflies captured in Kakadu National Park. A biologist wants to know if the mean number of parasites per butterfly is greater than 20. She will make her decision using a test with a level of significance of 0.10. The following information was extracted from the Microsoft Excel output for the sample of 46 butterflies:
$n = 46$; Arithmetic Mean $= 28.00$; Standard Deviation $= 25.92$; Standard Error $= 3.82$;
Null Hypothesis: $H _ { 0 } : \mu \leq 20.000 ; a = 0.10 ; \mathrm { df } = 45 ; T$ Test Statistic $= 2.09$;
One-Tailed Test Upper CriticalValue $= 1.3006 ; p$ value $= 0.021$; Decision $=$ Reject.
-Referring to Instruction 9-7,the evidence proves beyond any doubt that the mean number of parasites on butterflies in Kakadu National Park is greater than 20.

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Instruction 9-7
Microsoft Excel was used on a set of data involving the number of parasites found in a random sample of 46 Blue Tiger butterflies captured in Kakadu National Park. A biologist wants to know if the mean number of parasites per butterfly is greater than 20. She will make her decision using a test with a level of significance of 0.10. The following information was extracted from the Microsoft Excel output for the sample of 46 butterflies:
 $n = 46$; Arithmetic Mean $= 28.00$; Standard Deviation $= 25.92$; Standard Error $= 3.82$;
Null Hypothesis: $H _ { 0 } : \mu \leq 20.000 ; a = 0.10 ; \mathrm { df } = 45 ; T$ Test Statistic $= 2.09$;
One-Tailed Test Upper CriticalValue $= 1.3006 ; p$ value $= 0.021$; Decision $=$ Reject.
-Referring to Instruction 9-7,the evidence proves beyond any doubt that the mean number of parasites on butterflies in Kakadu National Park is greater than 20.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Microsoft Excel output provided does not include the necessary information to determine whether the mean number of parasites is greater than 20. No test statistic or p-value is given, and the level of significance used is not relevant without this information. Therefore, we cannot conclude with any degree of certainty whether the mean number of parasites is greater than 20 based on the given data.

Instruction 9-7 Microsoft Excel Was Used on a Set n=46n = 46n=46

Instruction 9-7
Microsoft Excel Was Used on a Set $n = 46$