z-test

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1) The average number of miles a person drives per day is 24. A researcher wishes to see if people over age 60 drive less than 24 miles per day on average. She selects a random sample of 49 drivers over the age of 60 and finds that the mean number of miles driven is 22.8. The population standard deviation is 3.5 miles. At \(\alpha=0.05\) is there sufficient evidence that those drivers over 60 years old drive less on average than 24 miles per day?


2) The average expenditure per student (based on average daily attendance) for a certain school year was $10,337 with a population standard deviation of$1560. A survey for the next school year of 150 randomly selected students resulted in a sample mean of $10,798. Do these results indicate that the average expenditure has changed? Choose your own level of significance.


3) The average length of prison term in the United States for white collar crime is 34.9 months. A random sample of 40 prison terms indicated a mean stay of 28.5 months. The standard deviation of the population is 8.9 months. At α = 0.04, is there sufficient evidence to conclude that the average stay differs from 34.9 months?