A survey of 100 similar-sized hospitals revealed a mean daily census in the pediatrics service of 27 with a standard deviation of 6.5. Researchers test whether these data provide sufficient evidence...

A survey of 100 similar-sized hospitals revealed a mean daily census in the pediatrics service of 27 with a standard deviation of 6.5. Researchers test whether these data provide sufficient evidence to indicate the mean is greater than 25. Use α=.05.





Give each of the following to receive full credit: 1) the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses; 2) the appropriate test; 3) the decision rule; 4) the calculation of the test statistic; and 5) your conclusion including a comparison to alpha or the critical value. What do the results mean? You MUST show your work to receive full credit. Partial credit is available.