Ben thinks that people living in a rural environment have a healthier lifestyle than other people. He believes the average lifespan in the USA is 77 years. A random sample of 8 obituaries from newspapers from rural towns in Idaho give x¯=77.82 and s=1.46. Does this sample provide evidence that people living in rural Idaho communities live longer than 77 years?
(a) State the null and alternative hypotheses: (Type "mu" for the symbol ? , e.g. mu >1 for the mean is greater than 1, mu < 1 for the mean is less than 1, mu not = 1 for the mean is not equal to 1)
H0 :
HA :
(b) Find the test statistic, t =