For Problems #1 through #9, consider the following information: Hospital administrators claim

the number of beds typically occupied at Palisades Point Regional Medical Center is about 250
of 275 beds at the facility. A nursing supervisor is double checking this claim, and has collected
a random sample from 16 nights over the past year. The results were as follows:

244 248 244 243
247 243 236 254
240 245 253 246
250 248 237 242

Test the claim by the hospital administrators with the equivalence of 95% confidence.
[COMMENTS & HINTS: When calculating sample statistics, round any answers to the nearest
whole point, if necessary. You should round any distribution values or standard scores and any
probabilities to the nearest thousandth, if necessary.]

#1: What are the null and alternative hypotheses, stated concisely with proper symbols?
#2: What type of hypothesis test is involved: two-tail, one-tail left, or one-tail right? Explain.
#3: Which type of test statistic is generated (i.e., z or t) and why? Explain.
#4: Determine the critical value(s) that designate the rejection region(s). Indicate the critical
value(s) on an appropriate probability curve (i.e., z or t) so to represent the test in graph form.
#5: Determine the value of the test statistic (i.e., z or t).
#6: Determine the p-value that corresponds to the test statistic.
#7: Concisely state the technical conclusion using appropriate and complete statistical language.
#8: Interpret the findings in complete thoughts/phrases and within the context of the problem.
#9: Optional: Construct the corresponding confidence interval which affirms the conclusion.