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8 September, 00:16

A united nations report shows the mean family income for mexican migrants to the united states is $26,580 per year. a floc (farm labor organizing committee) evaluation of 26 mexican family units reveals a mean to be $38,900 with a sample standard deviation of $11,054. does this information disagree with the united nations report? apply the 0.01 significance level.

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  1. 8 September, 00:38
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    The test statistic t = t_ (n-1) = 5.558457132 is greater than the critical value of t at 25 d. f which is Critical t value at 25 d. f. = 2.787436.

    Hence we reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the average income of Mexican migrants to the U. S is not equal to $26,580.

    Therefore the information from the sample disagrees with the United Nations report.

    We use the follow these steps to arrive at the answer.

    Null hypothesis : μ = $26,580

    Alternate hypothesis : μ ≠ $26,580

    Test : Since sample standard deviation is given, we use the Student's t-test

    Level of Significance : 0.01, Two-tailed test

    Degrees of freedom (d. f) : n-1 d. f = 26-1 = 25

    Calculation of test statistic:

    The formula for test statistic is

    t_ (n-1) = (x ̅-μ) / (S/√n)

    t_ (n-1) = (38,900 - 26,580) / (11,054/√26)

    t_ (n-1) = 12050 / 2167.867758

    t_ (n-1) = 5.558457132

    Critical t value at 25 d. f. = 2.787436
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