Minitab Instructions: Hypothesis Testing for the Population Mean
To open Minitab with the data in the worksheet, right-click here and choose "Save Target As" to download the file to your computer. Then find the downloaded file and double-click it to open it in Minitab. Note: a dialog box will likely appear that says "A copy of the content of this file will be added to the current project"—just click "OK."
Carry out the test using Minitab (instructions below).
Minitab instructions:
- Choose: Stat -> Basic Statistics -> 1-Sample t.
- If the raw data are given, enter the column name under "Samples in columns." If the summaries are given, enter under "Summarized Data" the sample size, sample mean and sample standard deviation.
- Next to "Test mean," enter the null value.
- Click on "Options" to select the relevant alternative.
- Click "OK" twice.