How to find p-values

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We are testing the hypothesis that the average gas consumption per day in Billings, Montana is greater than 7 gallons per day; we want 95% confidence.

We sample 30 drivers. The average is 8.4, and the sample standard deviation is 4.29.

Our null hypothesis is

  1. What is the Z-value for a 1-tailed test at 95%?

  2. What is the Z-value for our sample mean of 8.4?

  3. What is the p-value for our sample mean of 8.4?

  4. Do we reject the null hypothesis?

2

Under the null hypothesis, the distribution of a stock price is normal with mean and standard deviation . The actual stock price now is . What is the probability that the stock price is this much or greater under the null hypothesis?

3

and the sample mean is 12.

Select the answer so that both statements indicate a rejection of the null hypothesis at the 95% confidence level.

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