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Deliverable 4 Hypothesis Testscompetencygiven A Real Life Applicatio

Deliverable 4 Hypothesis Testscompetencygiven A Real Life Applicatio

Scenario (Information repeated for deliverable 01, 03, and 04)

A major client of your company is interested in the salary distributions of jobs in the state of Minnesota that range from $30,000 to $200,000 per year. As a Business Analyst, your boss asks you to research and analyze the salary distributions. You are given a spreadsheet that contains the following information: A listing of the jobs by title, the salary (in dollars) for each job. In prior engagements, you have already explained to your client about the basic statistics and discussed the importance of constructing confidence intervals for the population mean.

Your client says that he remembers a little bit about hypothesis testing, but he is a little fuzzy. He asks you to give him the full explanation of all steps in a hypothesis testing and wants your conclusion about a claim that the average salary for all jobs in the state of Minnesota is less than $75,000.

Background information on the Data

The data set in the spreadsheet consists of 364 records that you will be analyzing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data set contains a listing of several job titles with yearly salaries ranging from approximately $30,000 to $200,000 for the state of Minnesota. What to Submit Your boss wants you to submit the spreadsheet with the completed calculations. Your research and analysis should be present within the answers provided on the worksheet.

Paper For Above instruction

Analyzing salary data in a real-life context requires rigorous statistical methods to derive meaningful insights. In this scenario, we evaluate whether the average salary of jobs in Minnesota is less than $75,000, utilizing hypothesis testing as the primary tool. This process entails formulating hypotheses, selecting an appropriate test, performing calculations based on the data, and interpreting the results within the context of the research question.

Step 1: State the Hypotheses

The null hypothesis (H₀) assumes no difference or status quo, while the alternative hypothesis (H₁) reflects the research claim. Here, we test if the average salary is less than $75,000:

  • H₀: μ ≥ 75,000
  • H₁: μ

Where μ represents the population mean salary for jobs in Minnesota.

Step 2: Choose the Significance Level and the Test

A common significance level (α) is 0.05, representing a 5% risk of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true. Since the sample size is large (n=364), and the population standard deviation is unlikely known, a t-test for the mean is appropriate.

Step 3: Calculate Sample Statistics

Using the spreadsheet data, compute the sample mean (x̄) and sample standard deviation (s). For example, suppose the sample mean salary from the data is $85,000, with a standard deviation of $40,000.

Step 4: Calculate the Test Statistic

The t-statistic is computed as:

t = (x̄ - μ₀) / (s / √n)

where μ₀ = 75000, x̄ = 85,000, s = 40,000, n = 364.

Plugging in these values:

t = (85,000 - 75,000) / (40,000 / √364)

t = 10,000 / (40,000 / 19.082) ≈ 10,000 / 2,094.46 ≈ 4.77

Step 5: Determine the p-Value

Using statistical software or t-distribution tables, with degrees of freedom df = n - 1 = 363, the p-value associated with t = 4.77 for a one-tailed test would be very small, well below 0.05.

Step 6: Make a Decision

Since the p-value

Step 7: Interpretation and Conclusion

Despite the hypothesis testing point against the claim that the average salary is less than $75,000 (as the sample mean is higher), the actual conclusion depends on the precise sample statistics computed from the data. If the sample mean were indeed less than $75,000, and the test yielded a significant p-value, we would conclude that the average salary is statistically less than $75,000. In this scenario, based on the sample's statistics, the evidence suggests that the average salary exceeds $75,000, leading to a failure to reject the null hypothesis in support of the claim the average is less than $75,000.

In practical applications, conducting these hypothesis tests helps stakeholders make data-driven decisions about salary structures, budget allocations, and market competitiveness.

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