Math Problem Statement

Big babies: The National Health Statistics Reports described a study in which a sample of one-year-old baby boys were weighed. Their mean weight was pounds with standard deviation pounds. A pediatrician claims that the mean weight of one-year-old boys is greater than pounds. Do the data provide convincing evidence that the pediatrician's claim is true? Use the level of significance and the critical value method with the Critical Values for the Student's t Distribution Table.

Part: 0 / 50 of 5 Parts Complete Part 1 of 5 (a) State the appropriate null and alternate hypotheses.

This hypothesis test is a test. Part: 1 / 51 of 5 Parts Complete Part 2 of 5 Find the critical value(s). Round the answer(s) to three decimal places. If there is more than one critical value, separate them with commas.

Critical value(s):

Solution

To solve this problem, we need to perform a one-sample tt-test to see if there is sufficient evidence to support the pediatrician's claim that the mean weight of one-year-old boys is greater than a certain weight.

Part 1: Setting Up Hypotheses

  1. Null Hypothesis H0H_0: The mean weight of one-year-old boys is equal to the given weight (let’s denote it as μ0\mu_0).

    H0:μ=μ0H_0: \mu = \mu_0

  2. Alternate Hypothesis HaH_a: The mean weight of one-year-old boys is greater than the given weight μ0\mu_0.

    Ha:μ>μ0H_a: \mu > \mu_0

This hypothesis test is a one-tailed (right-tailed) t-test, as we're testing if the mean weight is greater than a specified value.


Part 2: Finding the Critical Value(s)

The critical value(s) depend on:

  • The level of significance α\alpha,
  • The degrees of freedom, which are calculated as df=n1\text{df} = n - 1, where nn is the sample size.

To find the critical value(s) for this one-tailed test:

  1. Identify the level of significance α\alpha.
  2. Use the Student's tt-distribution table to find the tt-score that corresponds to a cumulative probability of 1α1 - \alpha for the given degrees of freedom.

Since some data details (such as α\alpha, sample size nn, and μ0\mu_0) are missing in this problem statement, please provide these values so that we can proceed accurately.

Let me know if you’d like additional details, or if there’s a specific part of this explanation you'd like to dive into further!


Relative Questions:

  1. How do we determine the degrees of freedom in a tt-test?
  2. What is the difference between a one-tailed and a two-tailed tt-test?
  3. Why is the tt-distribution used instead of the normal distribution in this scenario?
  4. What effect does the significance level α\alpha have on the critical value?
  5. How would the hypothesis test differ if we were testing if the mean is simply different (not greater) than μ0\mu_0?

Tip: For a one-tailed test, always specify which direction (greater or less) aligns with the alternative hypothesis, as it determines your critical region.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Hypothesis Testing
One-Sample t-Test
Critical Value Method
Statistical Significance

Formulas

t = (x̄ - μ) / (s / √n)
Degrees of freedom = n - 1

Theorems

Student's t-Distribution
Critical Value Method in Hypothesis Testing

Suitable Grade Level

College Level