g Make a decision about the given claim. Use only the rare event rule, and make subjective estimates to determine whether events are likely. For example, if the claim is that a coin favors heads and sample results consist of 11 heads in 20 flips, conclude that there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the coin favors heads (because it is easy to get 11 heads in 20 flips by chance with a fair coin). Claim: The mean respiration rate (in breaths per minute) of students in a large statistics class is less than 32. A simple random sample of the students has a mean respiration rate of 31.3.

There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim.

Step-by-step explanation:

The claim to be tested is:

The mean respiration rate (in breaths per minute) of students in a large statistics class is less than 32.

To test this claim the hypothesis can be defined as follows:

H₀: The mean respiration rate of students is 32, i. e. μ = 32.

Hₐ: The mean respiration rate of students is less than 32, i. e. μ < 32.

The sample mean respiration rate of students is 31.3.

According to the claim the sample mean is less than 32.

The sample mean value is not unusual if the claim is true, and the sample mean value is also not unusual if the claim is false.

Thus, there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim.