Lester Hollar is vice president for human resources for a largemanufacturing company. In recent years, he has noticed an increasein absenteeism that he thinks is related to the general health ofthe employees. Four years ago, in an attempt to improve thesituation, he began a fitness program in which employees exerciseduring their lunch hour. To evaluate the program, he selected arandom sample of eight participants and found the number of dayseach was absent in the six months before the exercise program beganand in the six months following the exercise program. Below are theresults.
| Employee | Before | After |
| 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 |
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At the 0.025 significance level, can he conclude that the numberof absences has declined? Estimate the p-value.
State the decision rule for 0.025 significance level.(Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)
Compute the test statistic. (Round your answer to 3decimal places.)
The p-value is
Between 0.01 And 0.025
Between 0.001 And 0.005
Between 0.005 And 0.01
State your decision about the null hypothesis.
Reject H0
Fail to reject H0
hypothesis. Reject H0 Fail to reject H0
