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The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (www. ahrq. gov) reported that in 2010 the mean cost of a stay in a hospital for American women aged 18-44 was $15,200. A random sample of 400 hospital stays for American women aged 18-44 showed a mean cost of $16,000, with a standard deviation of $5000. Test whether the population mean cost for a hospital stay for American women aged 18-44 has increased since 2010, using the 5% level of significance.

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We conclude that the population mean cost for a hospital stay for American women aged 18-44 has increased since 2010.

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We are given that the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reported that in 2010 the mean cost of a stay in a hospital for American women aged 18-44 was $15,200.

A random sample of 400 hospital stays for American women aged 18-44 showed a mean cost of $16,000, with a standard deviation of $5000.

Let $\mu$ = population mean cost for a hospital stay for American women aged 18-44.

SO, Null Hypothesis, H_0 : $\mu$ $\leq$ $15,200 {means that the population mean cost for a hospital stay for American women aged 18-44 has reduced or remains same since 2010}

Alternate Hypothesis, H_A : $\mu$ > $15,200 {means that the population mean cost for a hospital stay for American women aged 18-44 has increased since 2010}

The test statistics that will be used here is One-sample t test statistics as we don't know about the population standard deviation;

T.S. = $\frac{\bar X -\mu}{\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } }$ ~ t_n_-_1

where, $\bar X$ = sample mean cost of a stay in a hospital for American women aged 18-44 = $16,000

s = sample standard deviation = $5,000

n = sample of hospital stays = 400

So, test statistics = $\frac{16,000-15,200}{\frac{5,000}{\sqrt{400} } }$ ~ t_3_9_9

= 3.20

Now at 5% significance level, the t table gives critical value of 1.645 at 399 degree of freedom for right-tailed test. Since our test statistics is more than the critical value of t as 1.645 < 3.20, so we have sufficient evidence to reject our null hypothesis as it will fall in the rejection region.

Therefore, we conclude that the population mean cost for a hospital stay for American women aged 18-44 has increased since 2010.

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