In a study of distances traveled by buses before the first major engine failure, a sample of 191 buses results in a mean of 96,700 miles and a population standard deviation 37,500 miles. Calculate the appropriate test statistic to test the claim that the mean distance traveled before a major engine failure is more than 90,000 miles.

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Answer:

The test statistics is  [tex]z = 2.47[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

    The  sample size is  n =  191 \  buses

     The sample mean is  [tex]\= x = 96 700 \ miles[/tex]

    The population standard deviation is  [tex]\sigma = 37 500 \ miles[/tex]

   

The null hypothesis is  [tex]H_o : \mu = 90 000[/tex]

The alternative hypothesis is  [tex]H_a : \mu > 90 000[/tex]

Generally the test statistics is mathematically represented as

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

=>      [tex]z = \frac{96700 - 90 000 }{ \frac{37500}{\sqrt{191} } }[/tex]

=>      [tex]z = 2.47[/tex]