Annual per capita consumption of milk is 21.6 gallons (Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006). Being from the Midwest, you believe milk consumption is higher there and wish to support your opinion. A sample of 16 individuals from the mid western town of Webster City showed a sample mean annual consumption of 24.1 gallons with a standard deviation of s = 4.8.
1. What is a point estimate of the difference between mean annual consumption in Webster City and the national mean?
2. At = .05, test for a significant difference by completing the following.
Calculate the value of the test statistic (to 2 decimals).
3. The p-value is?