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Number of Jobs The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Chapter 8, Problem 18(choose chapter or problem)
Number of Jobs The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that a person between the ages of 18 and 34 has had an average of 9.2 jobs. To see if this average is correct, a researcher selected a sample of 8 workers between the ages of 18 and 34 and asked how many different places they had worked. The results were as follows:
\(\begin{array}{llllllll}
8 & 12 & 15 & 6 & 1 & 9 & 13 & 2
\end{array}\)
At \(\alpha=0.05\) can it be concluded that the mean is 9.2? Use the P-value method. Give one reason why the respondents might not have given the exact number of jobs that they have worked.
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QUESTION:
Number of Jobs The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that a person between the ages of 18 and 34 has had an average of 9.2 jobs. To see if this average is correct, a researcher selected a sample of 8 workers between the ages of 18 and 34 and asked how many different places they had worked. The results were as follows:
\(\begin{array}{llllllll}
8 & 12 & 15 & 6 & 1 & 9 & 13 & 2
\end{array}\)
At \(\alpha=0.05\) can it be concluded that the mean is 9.2? Use the P-value method. Give one reason why the respondents might not have given the exact number of jobs that they have worked.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
n = 8
Sample mean is calculated from the data provided in exercises as average:
\(\bar{X}=\frac{\sum X}{n}=8.25\)
Sample standard deviation is calculated from data provided: \(s=\sqrt{\frac{\sum\left(x_{i}-\bar{x}\right)^{2}}{n-1}}=5.064\)
Significance level: \(\alpha=0.05\)