Question

Sociologists want to test whether the number of homeless people in a particular urban area is increasing. In 2010, the average number of homeless people per day who sought shelter was 42.3 (σ = 6.2). Data from the current year reveal that the mean number of people seeking shelter per day is 45.3. Compute the test statistic using an alpha = .01 and n = 1000.

Answer 1

Answer:

The test statistic value is 15.3.

Step-by-step explanation:

The hypothesis for this test is:

H₀: The average number of homeless people is not increasing, i.e. μ = 42.3.

Hₐ: The average number of homeless people is increasing, i.e. μ > 42.3.

Given:

$\bar x=45.3\\\sigma=6.2\\n=1000$

As the population standard deviation is provided use a single mean z-test for the hypothesis testing.

The test statistic is:

$z=\frac{\bar x-\mu}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}}=\frac{45.3-42.3}{6.2/\sqrt{1000}}=15.3$

Thus, the test statistic value is 15.3.