Statistics-hypotheses and decision rule

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An auditor reviewed 25 oral surgery insurance claims from a particular surgical office, determining that the mean out-of-pocket patient billing above the reimbursed amount was $275.66 with a standard deviation of $78.11.

(a) At the 5 percent level of significance, does this sample prove a violation of the guideline that the average patient should pay no more than $250 out-of-pocket?

State your hypotheses and decision rule.

(b) Is this a close decision?

Reference no: EM13110989

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