4. The general population (Population 2) has a mean of 30 and a standard deviation of 5, and the cutoff Z score for significance in a study involving one participant is 1.96. If the raw score obtained by the participant is 45, what decisions should be made about the null and research hypotheses?

Respuesta :

Answer:

The null hypothesis is rejected and  research hypotheses is supported

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

    The population mean is  [tex]\mu = 30[/tex]

     The standard deviation is [tex]\sigma = 5[/tex]

      The sample size is  n =  1

      The  cutoff Z score for significance is  [tex]Z_{\alpha } = 1.96[/tex]

       The mean score is  [tex]\= x = 45[/tex]

Generally the test hypothesis is mathematically represented as

            [tex]t = \frac{\= x - \mu }{ \frac{ \sigma }{\sqrt{n} } }[/tex]

=>         [tex]t = \frac{45 - 30 }{ \frac{ 5}{\sqrt{1} } }[/tex]

=>         [tex]t = 3[/tex]

From the obtained value  we can see that [tex]t > Z_{\alpha }[/tex]

Hence the null hypothesis is rejected and  research hypotheses is supported