Answer: t=-5.651
Explanation:
Let [tex]\mu[/tex] be the population mean number of hours a week answering their email.
As per given we have
[tex]H_0: \mu\geq7\\\\ H_a: \mu <7[/tex]
Sample size : n= 783
Sample mean : [tex]\overline{x}=5.54[/tex]
Sample standard deviation: s=7.23
Since population standard deviation is unknown, so our test -statistic has a t-distribution.
Test statistic : [tex]t=\dfrac{\overline{x}-\mu}{\dfrac{s}{\sqrt{n}}}[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{5.54-7}{\dfrac{7.23}{\sqrt{783}}}\\\\\\=\dfrac{-1.46}{0.2583791}\\\\\approx-5.651[/tex]
∴ The test statistic : t=-5.651